extreme risk protection order

noun

US law

: a court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others

—abbreviation ERPO compare red flag law

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In the new year, New York is also implementing a statewide registry of extreme risk protection orders, which bars someone from owning a gun temporarily if they are deemed at risk to themselves or others. —

Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025 If elected, Smith would also support gun control policies including extreme risk protection orders and safe storage laws. —

The Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2024 Twenty-one states currently have red flag laws, which are sometimes also referred to as extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) or extreme risk laws. —

Abby Monteil, Them, 19 Nov. 2024 These laws allow people to seek court orders known as extreme risk protection orders. —

Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for extreme risk protection order

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2015, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of extreme risk protection order was in 2015

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