{"id":3526,"date":"2019-05-06T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2019-05-06T11:08:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T16:08:02","slug":"red-flag-laws-where-the-bills-stand-in-each-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/red-flag-laws-where-the-bills-stand-in-each-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Flag Laws: Where the Bills Stand in Each State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"543\" src=\"http:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ReFlagLawStates5_6_2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ReFlagLawStates5_6_2019.jpg 676w, https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ReFlagLawStates5_6_2019-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/2018\/03\/red-flag-laws-pending-bills-tracker-nra\/\">Since the Parkland shooting, nine states have enacted legislation that allows law enforcement to remove guns from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BY&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/author\/seancampbell\/\">SEAN CAMPBELL<\/a>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrace.org\/author\/alex-yablon\/\">ALEX YABLON<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7March 29, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0<strong>UPDATED<\/strong>\u00a0April 12, 2019 4:03 pm EDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florida<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bill:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2018\/07026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CS\/SB 7026<\/a><br><strong>Introduced:<\/strong>&nbsp;February 21, 2018<br><strong>Status:&nbsp;<\/strong>Signed into law on March 9, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s red flag provision came bundled in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, which passed with the support of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/67-nra-approved-politicians-voted-for-floridas-gun-bill-report_us_5aa44ffde4b01b9b0a3bdcaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;67 NRA A-rated legislators<\/a>. In the weeks following the bill\u2019s passage, Florida judges<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/investigations\/Broward-Police-Using-New-Law-to-Seize-Guns-Like-Nowhere-Else-in-Florida-481421931.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;have<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/breaking-news\/os-opd-gun-seized-florida-gun-legislation-20180321-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;issued<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/florida\/deerfield-beach\/new-risk-protection-order-law-leads-to-arrest-of-man-with-ar-15-rifle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;numerous<\/a>&nbsp;risk-protection orders,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/state\/broward-sheriffs-officer-files-protection-order-against-zachary-cruz-under-new-florida-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;including one against Zachary Cruz<\/a>, the brother of the Parkland gunman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Illinois<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Jersey<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bill:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.njleg.state.nj.us\/2018\/Bills\/A1500\/1217_I1.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A1217<\/a><br><strong>Introduced:<\/strong>&nbsp;January 1, 2018<br><strong>Status:&nbsp;<\/strong>Signed into law on June 13, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill passed the both chambers in early June with bipartisan support, and was signed by Democratic Governor Philip Murphy within a week. Murphy also signed&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.njleg.state.nj.us\/2018\/Bills\/A1500\/1181_I1.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A1181<\/a>, a separate measure that requires law enforcement to confiscate a person\u2019s guns if a mental health professional has determined the person may harm themselves or others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the Parkland shooting, nine states have enacted legislation that allows law enforcement to remove guns from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others. BY&nbsp;SEAN CAMPBELL&nbsp;AND&nbsp;ALEX YABLON \u00b7March 29, 2018 \u00b7\u00a0UPDATED\u00a0April 12, 2019 4:03 pm EDT Florida Bill:&nbsp;CS\/SB 7026Introduced:&nbsp;February 21, 2018Status:&nbsp;Signed into law on March 9, 2018 Florida\u2019s red flag provision came bundled in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/red-flag-laws-where-the-bills-stand-in-each-state\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Red Flag Laws: Where the Bills Stand in Each State<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3528,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions\/3528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}