/tags/erpo ERPO en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:08:56 GMT /news/2021-01-20/probably-all-of-these-cases-have-to-do-with-mental-health-says-researcher-analyzing-colorados-extreme-risk-law A new Colorado gun law has been divisive from the start. Now, a group of researchers is analyzing how it has been used in its first year. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:08:56 GMT /news/2021-01-20/probably-all-of-these-cases-have-to-do-with-mental-health-says-researcher-analyzing-colorados-extreme-risk-law Leigh Paterson /2020-02-11/extreme-risk-protection-order-recipient-says-the-oregon-process-lacks-mental-health-expertise ERPOs are designed as an intervention in a time of crisis. He says it only made things worse. Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:22:10 GMT /2020-02-11/extreme-risk-protection-order-recipient-says-the-oregon-process-lacks-mental-health-expertise Jonathan Levinson /guns-america/2020-02-03/in-january-use-of-colorados-controversial-new-gun-law-came-with-variety-of-outcomes In its first month on the books, Colorado's extreme risk protection order (ERPO) law was used eight times in January.The ERPO law, also known a red flag… Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:25:10 GMT /guns-america/2020-02-03/in-january-use-of-colorados-controversial-new-gun-law-came-with-variety-of-outcomes Leigh Paterson /2020-01-30/as-states-pass-red-flag-laws-police-have-to-figure-out-how-to-safely-implement-them The new laws often don’t lay out a process for actually seizing the guns, leaving local law enforcement to figure out for themselves how to manage confrontations. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 22:52:43 GMT /2020-01-30/as-states-pass-red-flag-laws-police-have-to-figure-out-how-to-safely-implement-them Alycin Bektesh /2019-12-16/two-years-of-oregons-red-flag-law-paints-a-picture-of-people-in-crisis Guns & America has reviewed all 166 petitions that were filed in the state from Jan. 1, 2018, when the law went into effect, through Oct. 31, 2019. They paint a picture of people in extraordinary crisis. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:49:47 GMT /2019-12-16/two-years-of-oregons-red-flag-law-paints-a-picture-of-people-in-crisis Jonathan Levinson /2019-10-08/his-aunt-saw-red-flags-police-say-that-may-have-prevented-a-mass-shooting The concerns Melissa Potter shared would ultimately led police to use a risk warrant, which is an element of Connecticut’s Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPOs), and to her nephew’s door. Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:52:39 GMT /2019-10-08/his-aunt-saw-red-flags-police-say-that-may-have-prevented-a-mass-shooting Ryan Lindsay /2019-09-10/a-closer-look-at-the-3-gun-control-bills-congress-is-tackling-this-week Following a series of high-profile shootings, one Congressional committee is marking up gun bills. Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:48:21 GMT /2019-09-10/a-closer-look-at-the-3-gun-control-bills-congress-is-tackling-this-week Lisa Dunn /2019-09-01/8-new-gun-laws-take-effect-in-texas-sept-1 At least seven people were killed and another 20 were injured in a mass shooting that stretched in and around Midland and Odessa, Texas, Saturday. But less than 24 hours later, a series of new gun laws, passed in late May and early June by the Texas legislature, went into effect. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:17:25 GMT /2019-09-01/8-new-gun-laws-take-effect-in-texas-sept-1 Lisa Dunn /npr-news/2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Florida adopted a red flag law last year after the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since then, courts there have approved about 2,500 risk protection orders. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Greg Allen /2019-08-19/research-suggests-red-flag-laws-could-help-prevent-mass-shootings “Eighty percent of them or so, either tell people that they’re going to commit a mass shooting or behave in a way that raises really serious concern.” Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:09:48 GMT /2019-08-19/research-suggests-red-flag-laws-could-help-prevent-mass-shootings Heath Druzin