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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Buffalo police detectives from the department’s threat management unit applied for a temporary extreme risk protection order in connection with the incident, police said.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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“Extreme risk protection order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extreme%20risk%20protection%20order. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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