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New Colorado red flag law expansion -- allowing more people to seek a gun-removal order -- clears first hurdle
Denver Post:
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/01/28/colorado-red-flag-law-gun-removal-expansion/
A proposal to again expand Colorado’s red flag law cleared its first hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday.
The law, which allows judges to issue extreme risk protection orders, now allows family members, law enforcement, health care professionals and educators to petition the courts to require people to surrender their firearms temporarily. The judge must find the person to be a risk to themselves or others.
Senate Bill 4 would expand that list of petitioners to include behavioral health professionals who are co-responders with police or other authorities in emergencies, as well as health care and educational institutions.
The law, which allows judges to issue extreme risk protection orders, now allows family members, law enforcement, health care professionals and educators to petition the courts to require people to surrender their firearms temporarily. The judge must find the person to be a risk to themselves or others.
Senate Bill 4 would expand that list of petitioners to include behavioral health professionals who are co-responders with police or other authorities in emergencies, as well as health care and educational institutions.
Tom Sullivan is a good guy. He lost his son in the Aurora theatre shooting, and has been fighting for gun control ever since.