plural extreme risk laws
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: 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
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“Extreme risk law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extreme%20risk%20law. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.
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