Senate legislation on gun violence is likely to include “support for crisis intervention,” meaning funding and incentives for states to implement extreme risk protection orders, also known as ERPO or “red flag” orders. is called. This policy compromise could save lives.
We are part of a team from eight universities, funded by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, analyzing ERPO petitions in six states. Our preliminary findings suggest that the scale of the dangers of mass shootings is larger than we imagined. We found that 9.5% of orders are for mass shooting threats—that’s 626 cases from 2013-20 in which a judge has been presented with a credible threat.
opinion | Red flag laws can save lives
Senate legislation on gun violence is likely to include “support for crisis intervention,” meaning funding and incentives for states to implement extreme risk protection orders, also known as ERPO or “red flag” orders. is called. This policy compromise could save lives.
We are part of a team from eight universities, funded by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, analyzing ERPO petitions in six states. Our preliminary findings suggest that the scale of the dangers of mass shootings is larger than we imagined. We found that 9.5% of orders are for mass shooting threats—that’s 626 cases from 2013-20 in which a judge has been presented with a credible threat.