‘Red Flag’ Bill In Colorado Could Allow Gun Confiscation For Months

By Micah Rate

“Red Flag” legislation continues to pick up steam across the country, as members of both sides of the political aisle view extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) and legal gun seizures as effective ways to combat gun violence and save lives. Colorado’s state legislature is the latest to consider passing its own version of a “red flag” bill.

According to The Denver Post, the Colorado Senate introduced the bill on Monday, which would “allow judges to order the seizure of guns for six months or longer from people who are considered a ‘significant risk’ to themselves or others.”

The Denver Post reports:

The “red flag” measure is named for Douglas County sheriff’s deputy Zackari Parrish, who was shot to death Dec. 31 at a Highlands Ranch apartment complex by a man experiencing a mental health crisis.

Sheriff Tony Spurlock said Parrish’s family believes such a law could have saved the 29-year-old deputy’s life.

The death of deputy Zackari Parrish last December was tragic, as officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were not expecting to have to take cover from rifle fire. What so often seems to be the case in shootings nowadays, there may have been warning signs that the shooter was …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms