Lawmakers consider Red Flag Law expungement bill
The judge who blocked President Trump's order to end birthright citizenship has put a 14-day restraining order in place while the Justice Department has vowed to "vigorously defend President Trump's [executive order.]" CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
This is how red-flag laws can help prevent mass shootings
On Dec. 16, in Madison, Wisconsin, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow shot and killed two other people before taking her own life. Authorities quickly discovered that she had allegedly plotted the attack
Indiana lawmakers consider changes to existing ‘Red Flag Law’ records
Indiana’s House Courts and Criminal Code Committee unanimously passed a bill that proponents hoped would fix an unintended consequence of the state’s “Red Flag Law.” Indiana was one of the first states to enact such a law,
Advocates submit more than 80,000 signatures for red flag law initiative
The measure could land on the ballot in November, giving voters a chance to expand who can initiate the process to confiscate guns from those at risk.
Signatures handed in to put a proposed ‘Red Flag’ bill on the ballot
A citizen initiative looking to get an Extreme Risk Protection Orders measure, or Red Flag law, on the November ballot, submitted their signatures Thursday.
Gun safety groups deliver signatures to place red flag law on November ballot
This story will be updated. The Maine Gun Safety Coalition announced Thursday it collected enough petition signatures to put a gun safety citizen initiative on the ballot this November. If passed, the initiative will make it easier to temporarily take guns away from people perceived as a threat by law enforcement or their family members.
Gun safety advocates turn in signatures to force fall referendum on red flag law
Gun safety advocates said Thursday morning they submitted petitions to force a November referendum on a proposed red flag law that would make it easier for police to remove weapons from people deemed a threat to themselves or others.
Gun safety advocates push for new Red Flag Law in Maine, submit 80,000 signatures
There's a new push for a Red Flag Law in Maine. Gun safety advocates turned in petitions for a statewide referendum on the issue; they believe
Gun safety coalition to give update on red flag referendum effort
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition will hold a press conference Thursday morning to provide an update on their effort to get a red flag law to go to referendum.
West Greenwich tragedy leaves some wondering, 'were red flags ignored'
"You have the sole responsibility to avoid or refrain from violating this order’s provisions," it says. Under the law, only ...
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Stymied in the Maine Legislature, gun control activists hope voters will approve red flag law
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures for a bill that would allow family members to ...
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Red-flag laws can prevent mass shootings
What happened next illustrates how state laws can help — or hinder — efforts to prevent mass shootings. Police, invoking California’s red-flag law, were able to immediately issue an ...