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This study analyzes over 1,400 ERPOs in Connecticut between 2013 and 2020 in several domains: respondent demographics, circumstances leading to ERPO filing, type of threat, number and type of firearms removed, prevalence of mental illness and drug and alcohol use, and legal outcomes.
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This Article presents an overview of ERPO laws, the rationale behind their development, and a review and analysis that considers emerging constitutional challenges to these laws (under both the Second Amendment and due process protections) in the post-Bruen era.
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ERPOs empower law enforcement, family members, and others to work with courts to temporarily remove firearms from those who pose a danger to themselves or others. Research suggests that ERPOs are a valuable gun violence prevention tool that can save lives.
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Researchers collected and abstracted information from ERPO cases from six states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, and Washington).
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The early experience of King County offers important insight into how early adopters of these laws are incorporating EPROs into their approach to gun violence prevention.
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Reducing the availability of highly lethal and commonly used suicide methods has been associated with declines in suicide rates of as much as 30%-50% in other countries. The theory and evidence underlying means restriction is outlined.