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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs

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The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs as part of the landmark bipartisan gun legislation passed by Congress over the summer, officials said Tuesday.

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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs

1 year ago·United States

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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs

The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs

1 year ago·United States

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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs. Red-flag laws, also known as extreme risk protection orders, are intended to temporarily remove guns from people with potentially violent behavior and prevent them from hurting themselves or others. The funding announced…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Justice Department giving states $231 million for "red flag" laws, gun violence prevention

The Justice Department is sending out the money to help states and the District of Columbia administer "red flag" laws and other crisis-intervention programs.

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The Hill

Biden administration announces $231M to fund red-flag laws, other gun violence prevention

President Biden announced on Tuesday that the Department of Justice will give more than $231 million to states for crisis intervention projects, such as red-flag programs, in an effort to reduce gun violence. The president marked the five-year anniversary of the 2018 Parkland shooting, in which a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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