Nearly 300 gun confiscation orders were granted in Michigan’s first year of “red flag” laws

Nearly 300 gun confiscation orders were granted in Michigan’s first year of “red flag” laws

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesIn the first year of Michigan’s “red flag” laws, courts approved nearly 300 requests for confiscation of guns from individuals who were believed to be a threat to themselves or others, the State Court Administrative Office found in a report this week. On Feb. 13, 2024, one year after the deadly shooting on Michigan State University’s campus where three students were killed, several gun safety measures went into effect in…

State’s red flag law used nearly 300 times in first year

In the year since it took effect, Michigan’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law has resulted in nearly 300 firearm restraining orders granted, mostly against men, data released Thursday by the State Court Administrative Office shows. Dubbed the “red flag law,” Michigan’s ERPO regulations were signed into law in 2023 and took effect on February 13, 2024, the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting that killed three students and injured five more…