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Red flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently

  • Written by Christopher Knoepke, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Over a three-year period beginning in 2021, 353 petitions were filed under Colorado’s red flag law, and 39% of those petitions led to firearms being relinquished, according to research our group published in Preventive Medicine Reports.

Red flag laws are also known as extreme risk protection orders. These orders temporarily bar individuals...

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