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.—
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Minnesota is one of 21 states that have extreme risk laws on the books, which give judges the power to remove weapons from a person who has demonstrated risk to others and themselves.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
Missouri has no extreme risk laws or safe storage laws, no ban on assault weapons and no restrictions on gun purchases by people with assault or other violent misdemeanor convictions, according to Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
Michigan’s ranking for gun safety jumped in 2023 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of six gun violence prevention bills that included an extreme risk law, as well as laws to require background checks on all gun sales and secure firearm storage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
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
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
Missouri has no extreme risk laws or safe storage laws, no ban on assault weapons and no restrictions on gun purchases by people with assault or other violent misdemeanor convictions, according to Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
Michigan’s ranking for gun safety jumped in 2023 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of six gun violence prevention bills that included an extreme risk law, as well as laws to require background checks on all gun sales and secure firearm storage.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
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
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