"I know it when I see it": public opinion on removing guns from compromised owners

"Red flag" laws allow the government to remove firearms from someone if a judge is persuaded that the owner is a danger to self or others. We present the evolution of these laws and then develop and test a series of hypotheses using data from the Guns in American Life Survey (GALS), a nati...

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Authors: Kelley, Margaret S. (Author) ; Axton, N. R. (Author) ; Ellison, C. G. (Author) ; Gonzalez, P. E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: International journal of law, crime and justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 79, Pages: 1-16
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Keywords:
Dementia
Diffusion of innovation
Extreme risk protective order
gun control
Mental Health
Overton Window
Red flag laws
Suicide reduction