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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The orders will expand outreach and education around extreme risk protection orders and safe gun storage, create a Statewide Safety Council and require insurance companies to provide data on the cost of gun violence, Walz said.
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Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
But an extreme risk protection order, recognized in California as a gun violence restraining order, allowed law enforcement agents to intervene before disaster.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
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Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
But an extreme risk protection order, recognized in California as a gun violence restraining order, allowed law enforcement agents to intervene before disaster.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for extreme risk protection order
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