Christopher E Knoepke, Leslie M Barnard, Nisha Batta, Megan McCarthy, Kimberly Thies, Christian Olivencia, Caitlin Robinson, Shalyn Kettering, Sheila Huss, Marian E Betz
IMPORTANCE: Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) temporarily bar individuals adjudicated as being at risk of violence (including suicide) from buying or possessing firearms. In protest, many US jurisdictions have declared themselves "Second Amendment sanctuaries" (2A sanctuaries). Many 2A sanctuaries continue to use ERPOs in low numbers, suggesting a poorly defined risk threshold at which they are acceptable. OBJECTIVE: To characterize circumstances under which ERPOs are used in 2A sanctuaries, highlighting their most broadly acceptable applications...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open