Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform a national debate.
Source: New York Times
How a New York County Used the State’s ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns
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