The Justice Dept. is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer 'red flag laws' and other crisis-intervention programs as part of the landmark bipartisan gun legislation passed by Congress over the summer.
Red-flag laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders, are intended to temporarily remove guns from people with potentially violent behavior and prevent them from hurting themselves or others. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have red-flag laws.
Red-flag laws have been touted by President Biden and others as a powerful tool to stop gun violence before it happens. But an The laws differ by state, but they generally allow people like family members or law enforcement to petition a court for an order removing weapons, for up to a year. Some critics fear they could be used to wrongly curtail Second Amendment rights. The Justice Department said the program has checks in place to ensure due process.
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