LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Nearly three out of every four Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) requested were awarded by the courts in 2024; that marks the first year Michigan’s “Red Flag” gun law went into effect.

Now, GOP State Rep. James DeSana (R-Carleton) has filed bills to revoke the “Red Flag” gun law.

What’s in the new bill package?

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House Bills 4138-4140 were introduced Feb.  26 and referred to House Committee on Judiciary for further consideration.

People filed a total of 391 ERPO complaints in Michigan from February through December 2024, according to data released from the state of Michigan. Of these, 384 complaints were filed against adults and seven were filed against minors. There were 287 orders issued, or 73% of the total Red Flag complaints filed.

The GOP’s stance.

In a statement, the Michigan House Republicans stated the Red Flag laws “would allow the court to seize firearms from an individual if they are accused of being a risk to themselves or to others with no right to a hearing before the action.”

The GOP House statement added, “The hearing process is flawed, one-sided, and undermines due process, allowing anyone to file an order accusing someone of ‘extreme risk’ without evidence, resulting in the loss of their fundamental rights without given the opportunity to defend themselves.”

Whitmer signed the law into effect in May 2023.

At the time she signed the law, Gov. Whitmer said, “No Michigander should fear going to school, work, the grocery store, or their own home because of gun violence.” She continued, “Extreme risk protection orders have been proven to reduce suicides, save lives, and keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and violent criminals.”

The law allows a spouse, former spouse, a parent, child or sibling or other relative as distant as a first cousin, a law enforcement officer, a health care provider or someone defined as in a dating relationship to file an ERPO.

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