PostIndependent: Colorado Democrats move to expand scope of ‘red flag’ law that lets judges temporarily remove guns

Senate Bill 4 would expand the scope of the state’s Extreme Risk Protection Order, or “red flag” law, by adding entities like health care facilities, behavioral health treatment facilities, K-12 schools and higher education institutions to the list of groups that can file a petition for firearm removal.

When Colorado’s red flag law first went into effect in 2020, it gave law enforcement and family members the ability to petition a judge to remove someone’s access to firearms for up to one year if they believe that person poses a threat to themselves or others. The measure was updated in 2023 to give petitioning ability to teachers and healthcare professionals, like doctors.

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