extreme risk law
noun
plural extreme risk laws
US
: red flag law
Gun advocates often balk at extreme risk laws for fear that such laws violate due process, though people who are threatened with the removal of their guns can appeal to the courts.—
Susan Campbell
Susan Campbell
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East High School students had planned on Wednesday to testify before the Colorado Legislature regarding a bill that would strengthen the state's extreme risk law.
—Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
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2017, in the meaning defined above
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“Extreme risk law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extreme%20risk%20law. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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