Michigan's Red Flag Gun Law Sees Both Fierce Scrutiny and Support as Lawmakers Push to Repeal It

Gun rights advocates push for repeal of Michigan’s red flag law in GOP-led House Judiciary Committee

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 26: A visitor looks at a handgun in the GForce Arms booth during the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits held in the Georgia World Congress Center on April 26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. The 154th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits is held from April 24-27, 2025, and features over 14 acres of the latest guns and gear, seminars, workshops, and special events. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)As the Michigan House Judiciary C…

Michigan's red flag gun law sees both fierce scrutiny and support as lawmakers push to repeal it

Michigan Republican lawmakers are currently pushing to overturn a law that allows judges to temporarily order the removal of guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others. The extreme risk protection order (ERPO) Act, also known as the red flag law, went into effect in February 2024.

Lawmakers vet repeal of red flag law as experts point to violations of due process, constitutional rights

Michigan’s Extreme Risk Protection Orders violate due process, undermine constitutional rights, and sweep up law-abiding citizens without adequate safeguards, opponents told lawmakers Wednesday. Testimony in support of repeal featured legislators, gun rights advocates, and attorneys who argued the law adopted by a Democratic government trifecta in 2023 relies on low evidentiary standards and allows firearms to be seized through ex parte hearings…