The House has approved a 'red flag' bill that would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people believed to be at extreme risk of harming themselves or others
WASHINGTON -- The House approved a"red flag" bill Thursday that would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others.
"We are painfully aware that we cannot do enough to save every life, and there is no one answer that will solve this problem," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee."But we do know that taking guns out of the hands of people who pose a danger to themselves, or others, would save countless lives.
The bill would also create a grant program at the U.S. Department of Justice to encourage states to adopt"red flag" laws and support the 19 states that have already implemented them. President Joe Biden strongly supports the bill. The White House said it would"make significant progress toward keeping guns out of dangerous hands." However, the legislation is unlikely to advance in the Senate, where at least 10 Republican senators would be needed.
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