A new study says 'red flag' laws, which allow police to take guns away from people who've threatened mass shootings, may be helpful in preventing shootings.
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2019 --"Red flag" laws that allow police to take guns away from people who've threatened mass shootings are designed to save lives, but do they?The analysis of 21 different incidents found that none of the threatened shootings occurred after people reported the threat to law enforcement and police confiscated the guns from the potential perpetrator.
However, to date, there had been only two documented cases of red flag laws utilized to prevent mass shootings, the researchers said: The threatened coworker and the security firm reported the man to local police four times. After the red flag order was issued, police removed four handguns from his possession.
These and the other cases provide anecdotal evidence that red flag laws could help prevent gun violence in the United States, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.
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