extreme risk protection order
noun
US law
: a court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms and ammunition from a person when access to the weapon is determined to pose a risk to that individual or to others
—abbreviation ERPO
compare red flag law
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One created extreme risk protection orders, where family members and law enforcement can petition a court to remove firearms from an individual deemed an immediate threat to themselves or others.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Many states take sensible steps—background checks, extreme risk protection orders, and safe storage laws—all policies that help reduce gun crime and gun deaths.
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The following day the department suspended Calvin and a few days later filed an extreme risk protection order against him under Michigan law, also known as a red flag law.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The bill would authorize and establish guidance for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders, allowing family members to request a federal court order which would remove access to firearms for someone who is deemed a danger to themselves or others by the court.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Many states take sensible steps—background checks, extreme risk protection orders, and safe storage laws—all policies that help reduce gun crime and gun deaths.
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The following day the department suspended Calvin and a few days later filed an extreme risk protection order against him under Michigan law, also known as a red flag law.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The bill would authorize and establish guidance for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders, allowing family members to request a federal court order which would remove access to firearms for someone who is deemed a danger to themselves or others by the court.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
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