Insider News Center: From New York City Insider: Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Empower Communities to Prevent Gun Violence Through Extreme Risk Protection Orders.

 

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 9, 2022

Representative Adriano Espaillat Votes to Empower Communities to Prevent Gun Violence Through Extreme Risk Protection Orders.   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to empower communities to prevent incidents of gun violence before they occur.  The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act empowers family members and law enforcement to seek a federal court order to temporarily remove access to guns from those who pose a danger to themselves or others, while incentivizing states to adopt their own so-called “red flag laws.” “America’s daily drumbeat of gun violence continues to inflict terror and grief on families in New York and across the nation,” said Rep. Espaillat. “Building on yesterday’s passage of our landmark gun safety package, House Democrats proudly passed another common-sense measure: empowering communities to keep guns away from those who pose a threat to themselves or others.  By allowing federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders, this new legislation will help keep deadly weapons out of dangerous hands.  Extreme risk laws are saving lives, already implemented effectively across 19 states, including New York.  As we fight to get life-saving gun safety legislation over the finish line, House Democrats remain committed to bringing our nation’s gun violence epidemic to an end once and for all.”

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