According to new research led by the University of Michigan, extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events, including multiple victim/mass shootings, by addressing the threat before an event occurs. In collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the study by U-M’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention reviewed 6,500 ERPO cases, a civil court order that temporarily prohibits firearm purchase and possession by someone at imminent risk of harming themselves or others. April Zeoli, an instructor in health management policy at the U-M School of Public Health, shares insights from the findings.
