/tags/red-flag-law red flag law en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-03-27/red-flag-reckoning-reflects-the-sweeping-power-of-colorado-sheriffs Sheriffs are some of Colorado’s most powerful local elected leaders. They are tasked with enforcing a multitude of laws, running jails and carrying out evictions. But how closely they follow the law sometimes hinges on other factors — like their own politics or those of the community they serve. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-03-27/red-flag-reckoning-reflects-the-sweeping-power-of-colorado-sheriffs Robyn Vincent /news/2022-11-23/sheriff-opposition-to-colorados-red-flag-gun-law-under-scrutiny-after-club-q-shooting The Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that left five people dead and many more injured is raising questions about the state’s red flag gun law and the sheriffs who oppose it. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 23:55:00 GMT /news/2022-11-23/sheriff-opposition-to-colorados-red-flag-gun-law-under-scrutiny-after-club-q-shooting Robyn Vincent /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 /politics/2019-12-30/new-state-rules-set-to-take-effect-in-2020-including-red-flag-law Some of the biggest and most contentious laws the state legislature passed this year are going into effect on Wednesday.Together, the new laws aim to… Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:34:11 GMT /politics/2019-12-30/new-state-rules-set-to-take-effect-in-2020-including-red-flag-law Scott Franz /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