John–

In a moment of crisis, access to a gun can mean life or death.

Requesting an extreme risk protection order to disrupt access to a firearm
may be a life-saving intervention. We know that giving loved ones and
others a way to intervene can help prevent firearm suicide, school or
workplace shootings, or other types of interpersonal violence.

But these laws are only effective if the public knows what to do when they
see warning signs—so we're raising awareness of how people can intervene.
[ [link removed] ]Learn more about extreme risk protection laws on our new website, One
Thing You Can Do.

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.

States around the country are increasingly turning to extreme risk laws as
a common-sense and evidence-backed method to reduce gun violence. These
policies exist in 21 states and Washington, DC, meaning over [ [link removed] ]half of
the U.S. population has access to these life-saving interventions.

[ [link removed] ]Check out One Thing You Can Do to see if your state has this critical
policy and learn how you can use it to prevent future tragedies.

Thanks for helping keep our communities safe,

Jennifer Hoppe
She/Her/Hers
Senior Director, National Programs
Everytown Support Fund


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