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Podcast: Stop the Killing
Episode: â ď¸ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save?
Description: â ď¸ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save?
A six-state study looked at how Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are used to prevent violence and suicide.
The finding was striking.
For roughly every 13â18 ERPOs issued⌠one life was saved.
Most often by preventing firearm suicide during a crisis moment.
Itâs still early research, but the evidence is increasingly clear:temporarily removing access to a gun during a crisis can reduce deaths.
đ We break down the research and how these laws work in the latest episode of Stop the...