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Gun Trust as Private Red Flag Law

Ayres, Ian
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Red flag laws are highly controver­sial. Such laws create a .process to remove guns from people deemed too dangerous to possess them. Perhaps surprisingly, two-thirds of gun owners favor red flag laws. APM Sur­vey: Americans' Views on Key Gun Policies (Aug. 20, 201 9), https://bit. ly/2UxXLHI. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have red flag laws (Giffords Law Center, Extreme Risk Pro­tection Orders (visited Mar. 3, 2020), https://bit.ly/2UUtaTT), but gun own­ers in every state may be well-advised to craft their own means of protection. Under current law, a properly-drafted gun trust can provide red-flag-like pro­tection and protection against formal red-flag orders.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/18075