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    In Vermont, A Case Of One Man Whose Gun Was Seized Under Red Flag Law

    While the political focus may be on mass shootings, states are far more often using red flag laws to prevent cases of individual gun violence, including suicide.
    by Melissa Block Aug 22, 2019 4 minutes
    Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed red flag laws.

    This summer's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, accelerated calls for more red flag or extreme risk laws in the states as well as helped jumpstart bills in Congress. The laws allow courts to order the seizure of firearms from those believed to pose an imminent danger to themselves or others. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have passed them.

    But, while the political focus may be on mass shootings, states are using the laws far more often to prevent cases of individual gun violence, including suicide.

    In gun-friendly Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott of gun control legislation into law in April 2018, including an extreme

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