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Red flag laws saved 7,300 Americans from gun deaths in 2020 alone – and could have saved 11,400 more

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
Lawmakers in Congress are poised to pass the first gun control legislation in three decades. Among the elements in that legislation is support for states to pass what are called “red flag laws.”

These laws, already in place in many states, let police take guns from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. The laws also seek to bar those…The Conversation


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