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Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws.

Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms.

The bill also expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving, possessing, shipping, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds a new category of prohibited persons: persons who are subject to an extreme risk protection order.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1