The evidence is clear: Extreme risk protection orders save lives.
Bartholomew County, IN: 2020 | A woman contacted the sheriff's office after her husband made repeated comments about harming himself or using a firearm to provoke others to harm him. After investigating, law enforcement used the extreme risk law to remove 20 firearms from the home.
Middletown, CT: 2023 | A risk protection order was issued after a man made comments about purchasing a gun, "shooting up a school," and taking down a local middle school. Although police did not find any firearms in his home, a risk protection order was issued to prevent him from buying firearms or ammunition.
Broome County, NY: 2023 | An extreme risk protection order was issued after a 66-year-old man attempted to smother his girlfriend while she was asleep, and threatened to shoot and use a taser baton on her. Law enforcement arrested the man, and found a loaded, illegally owned revolver and ammunition at his home.
Danbury, CT: 2023 | A risk protection order was completed after an employee at a local business threatened to kill another employee and to "shoot up and bomb the building." He had a valid pistol permit and multiple registered firearms—and when police executed a search warrant, they found a cache of weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
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