Lawmakers look to expand ‘red flag’ law Club Q a main reason

BY ANDREW KENNEY COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Colorado lawmakers on March 7 debated whether to expand the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, along with two other proposed gun laws.

e existing ERPO law is meant to disarm people who might be a risk to themselves or others, before anything happens. But it has seen relatively little use in Colorado since it was instituted in 2020, leading Democrats to propose changes this year.

“ e changes we have made … are a result of the actions taken or not taken prior to the Club Q shooting last November,” said state Sen. Tom Sullivan, a Democrat, at the beginning of a day-long committee hearing.

Sullivan is a sponsor of a bill, SB23-170, which would expand the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law. It was the focus of the hearing’s rst hours.

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