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Join the Marin Gun Safety Collaborative’s “Gun Safety in Marin” panel discussion on Gun Violence Restraining Orders… https://t.co/t1eeU1k9x3

RT David Nisleit @ChiefNisleit: Our GVRO program is a collaborative effort between SDPD and the City Attorney’s office that is helping keep our com… https://t.co/SdNIARWoQN

Gun Violence Restraining Orders help protect individuals from harming themselves or others As with the situation be… https://t.co/lcyAGKl848

The attack on the U.S. Capitol underscores the importance of #ERPOs and GVROs, or laws that temporarily remove fire… https://t.co/m72hvZzeag

Gun Violence Restraining Orders help protect individuals at risk of harming themselves or others. As with the situa… https://t.co/h12iLSCp9R

“Firearm suicide among youth ages 5 -19 has increased 82% in the last decade.” This article discusses successful me… https://t.co/QMbGZ0A3dJ

“The rate of suicides using a firearm has held steady at just over 7 per 100,000 people over [24 years].”… https://t.co/ND9tY8czL7

Proof that #ERPO‘s are an effective means to help #SuicidePrevention https://t.co/AZaxNcwIM6

“In Connecticut, the firearm suicide rate fell 14 percent between 2007 and 2015, corresponding to increased use of… https://t.co/Kuq6Rch1oX

This @reddit_AMA with Marine combat veteran @RambaKy is a great opportunity to learn more about GVROS/extreme risks… https://t.co/NCmv06PqmH

RT COHouseDems @COHouseDem: “The cases that we’ve had, it really is the appropriate use of this law. I mean, it’s people who have clearly made… https://t.co/z12ZaDf4xo

As studies show, domestic violence spikes in times of national crisis, making #GVRO‘s critical during the COVID-19… https://t.co/EImlq2L2vB

“If the [suicidal] impulse comes when a gun is available, the death rate jumps to 90 percent.” –@paulnestadt Take a… https://t.co/FFrK9o9InZ

RT Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence @EFSGV: Today @Consortium_RBFP released a report with a detailed set of recommendations to improve and enhance the effectiv… https://t.co/j3ABdSMXAz

Even when we own guns for protection, they can put us and our loved ones at risk. GVRO’s are a lifesaving option th… https://t.co/TLIvI8HxB2

“The public is aware that they have a tool they can use and be part of helping to solve this epidemic of gun violen… https://t.co/ABndh4MM0N

RT Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence @EFSGV: Join us 10/28 at 2pm EDT for a panel discussion as the @Consortium_RBFP releases a report w/ recommendations to imp… https://t.co/3kIb091EvC

How does California’s gun violence restraining order (GVRO) work? Listen to @bradybuzz‘s new podcast episode with… https://t.co/3btZdh78qT

RT Kris Brown @KrisB_Brown: Great news out of California! Thank you to @ca_brady and our partners. GVROs, or gun violence restraining orders, a… https://t.co/JkFP69EUHD

.@CityAttorneySD‘s office obtained a gun violence restraining order (GVRO) after the man told friends and family th… https://t.co/7ubK7L7Kce

A gun violence restraining order, or GVRO, was filed in San Diego after a man with firearms told friends and family… https://t.co/aXVNvF0ghU

RT CeaseFirePA @CeaseFirePA: Heard of Extreme Risk Protection Orders or “Red Flag Laws” but not sure what they are?

We’re teaming up with @CSGV… https://t.co/wrVtWEh5nd

For Californians — This is a great resource by @GvpSd4! #GunSafety #EndGunViolence https://t.co/wVwMuHDNuF

According to a study by @everytown, 51% of mass shooters showed warning signs or concerning behaviors. That’s why e… https://t.co/OBmGtXZU6r

Thanks to an extreme risk order, police were able to take control of 10 guns and ammo following threats by an emplo… https://t.co/lAh9j7GpHo

What are “extreme risk laws,” and how do they save lives? @Teamtrace breaks down everything you need to know!… https://t.co/xoaMUKsiRF

Thank you to @Barnegat_PD & @OceanTwpPolice for this lifesaving implementation of New Jersey’s extreme risk law.

T… https://t.co/NowQ1IEmGp

Successfully implementing ERPO laws requires collaboration between law enforcement, prosecutors, and community memb… https://t.co/jBIKxQ7DEb

It’s likely that Colorado’s new extreme risk law almost immediately saved a life. A man in a domestic violence situ… https://t.co/YUNzj2xzSF

Last Night @60Minutes explored Extreme Risk Protection Order laws including an interview with @EFSGV Executive Dire… https://t.co/HA7cBWawAY

RT Gun Responsibility @WaGunResponsib: Kim Wyatt tells the story of a first-of-its-kind case in Washington where law enforcement were able to use an Extre… https://t.co/F6ND4IMssU

RT Coalition to Stop Gun Violence @CSGV: Our Executive Director @JoshuaMHorwitz, one of the authors of the model #ERPO law will be interviewed on @60Minutes… https://t.co/Nsd7aEUtga

RT CeaseFirePA @CeaseFirePA: The Secret Service found:

📚School shootings are preventable
⚠️Shooters show warning signs

We need to give famili… https://t.co/Q5JCQ947tT

RT #DontbeRUTHless @ruthkmountjoy: Red Flag laws WORK! Find out more about California’s red flag law at https://t.co/O1hzEQXYgC @speakforsafety https://t.co/XeqcN4PPzX

RT Coalition to Stop Gun Violence @CSGV: #Illinois ‼️ We developed a website to educate and implement their version of #ERPO — Firearm Restraining Order.… https://t.co/YJiq2L7mbQ

California Expands “Red Flag” Law To Permit Gun Violence Restraining Orders In Workplaces And Schools

https://t.co/ZIX4VlnJMZ

According to petition for an ERPO filed in King County Superior Court last week, the Seattle Police came across th… https://t.co/5noEBAdKCF

A 75-year-old man’s alleged “hateful” letter-writing campaign to public officials has resulted in his handgun permi… https://t.co/4EZPCmyzvb

“Judges have granted final orders to keep firearms away for up to one year in 451 cases, roughly half, proving that… https://t.co/gzT77yO6FP

New York State Unified Court System shows 51 requests for “extreme risk protection orders” have been filed in Suffo… https://t.co/g2Siwpi4gq

Recent Bay Area cases in which authorities obtained gun violence restraining orders suggest they may have headed of… https://t.co/vaaDJFofcS

“The city has used the gun-control law aggressively — and says it has prevented suicides and mass shootings.”

https://t.co/nrxUFoLk99

San Diego’s city attorney is taking away hundreds of guns from those who shouldn’t have them

https://t.co/yXPaa2v2LZ

RT Coalition to Stop Gun Violence @CSGV: “Because I’m very angry.”

Learn about California’s Extreme Risk Law — the Gun Violence Restraining Order at… https://t.co/AAjrUi1NsR

RT Jennifer Tejada @ChiefTejada: Learn how to obtain a Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) -thanks to the EPD personnel who participated in this t… https://t.co/7hwGG6L8Y0

Law enforcement is an essential partner in utilizing the life-saving potential of California’s… https://t.co/Aw779MJnRg

Every police and sheriff’s department in California should watch this short and impactful video! Law enforcement of… https://t.co/ZBUtEcoJef

Our new video from answers questions police and sheriff departments have about California’s… https://t.co/bO8ckw2gS7

Today marks 5 years since #IslaVista shooting.

Friends and family had feared the shooter was dangerous before the… https://t.co/JbWiTADBQR

RT AG Josh Shapiro @PAAttorneyGen: The #ERPO process empowers family members of a person in crisis to take action and remove their firearms.

You are… https://t.co/rhYkj3srwv

Illinois! 🚨

The new Speak for Safety Illinois website has launched.

https://t.co/As9vCQSkgD

#ERPO

RT COHouseDems @COHouseDem: Gov. Polis will soon sign the life-saving extreme risk protection order bill sponsored by @Sully_720, @AlecGarnett,… https://t.co/bUcdZUU7fu

RT Colorado Ceasefire @COCeasefire: We did it..thanks to all our volunteers for their calls, texts, letters and presence in the legislature…you made… https://t.co/N2ZjQ9bmS2

It’s Time to Retire the Term “Red Flag Laws”

#ERPO
#ERPOsaveslives

https://t.co/pUnR8hcyIM

RT NYS Senator Brian Kavanagh 卡范納 @BrianKavanaghNY: After 4 years advocating for Extreme Risk Protection Orders in NY, I’m proud that @NYGovCuomo signed our #ERPO… https://t.co/XfXlOc7Zb6

Colorado Extreme Risk Law is moving.

https://t.co/I0zwsDFq8o

RT Sen Dianne Feinstein @SenFeinstein: One common thread that runs through mass shootings in this country is that family & friends are often the first to… https://t.co/FxnDgs5L9n

As we commemorate the horrific shooting that happened a year ago today, we hope that #Parkland will be a turning po… https://t.co/jonevSebTE

‘We’re Trying To Prevent Serious Harm’: BSO On Risk Protection Orders As ‘Effective’ Tool In Fight Against Gun Viol… https://t.co/OOKA4R2TFv

“Suicide is a major public health issue in Utah, yet we know suicide is preventable. Legislators are working on pol… https://t.co/WkLCJe71vE

RT Muriel Bowser @MurielBowser: Yes we did. #EnoughisEnough #SaferStrongerDC https://t.co/Pf9vflOicl

.@CityAttorneySD obtains 100th Gun Violence Restraining Order.

#GVRO
#ERPO

https://t.co/jm0d4xlxPw

Lawmakers should study the early success of Maryland’s Extreme Risk law

https://t.co/Ar9NgOiLGe

This Colorado mother lives in fear that her son will die by suicide. As a result, she is supporting #ERPO legislati… https://t.co/dUzygAqjQl

RT CSGV @CSGV: Maryland is using new extreme risk law to save lives.

This needs to be law in every state in the nation.… https://t.co/S3YnY7S6eZ

#Delaware Extreme Risk Law is now in effect.

https://t.co/eg6HjZnzfT

Earlier this week, two Vermont students were overheard plotting to shoot another student– and “anyone else”– usin… https://t.co/ARJZzYV4X3

Washington, DC will move forward with its omnibus gun violence prevention bill- which includes a provision creating… https://t.co/bQq7Zntq5T

In Frederick County, MD, 8 #ERPOs have been served so far since the state passed its #extremerisk law in October. I… https://t.co/eF7Okzp8un

In just its first month, Maryland’s #ERPO law has been used over 100 times. #GVRO #StopGunViolence
https://t.co/SwAfncE0pr

New research suggests that #GVROs could be especially effective in lowering the suicide rate of elderly Americans-… https://t.co/PogrgJbW1d

#SpeakForSafety is a campaign to raise awareness of California’s gun violence restraining order (GVRO) law – a tool… https://t.co/4Sf8qcWzmJ

Suicides and mass shootings are both on the rise in the United States, and extreme risk laws like the #GVRO offer a… https://t.co/bwh9fQWZe6

California has a firearm removal law, the #GVRO, that might have prevented the tragic loss of life in #ThousandOaks… https://t.co/Oyb379fAcp

Op-ed in @BostonGlobe: “The presence of a gun in the household hugely increases the risk that a violent situation e… https://t.co/DwKTB46dZ1

In new recommendations, the American College of Physicians voiced support for #ERPOs, noting that they allow family… https://t.co/bvbLYLyFS1

The shooter who killed two at a Kroger in Kentucky had a history of violence, including attacking his mother. After… https://t.co/6OJWDz6RvJ

A Rockville teen had posted on social media about wanting to “shoot up the school” alongside pictures of his guns.… https://t.co/MCZaNarz1R

Since 2012, over 100 dementia patients have used guns to harm themselves or others. With #GVROs, families can separ… https://t.co/cuZJxl2d1S

RT SD City Attorney @CityAttorneySD: Our Domestic Violence Unit and the Family Justice Center were on site at today’s @SDDVCouncil #DVAM kick-off event… https://t.co/qu7CBVjvly

The #GVRO allows family members who recognize signs of suicidality in loved ones to remove guns before a tragedy oc… https://t.co/J7TIUj3uHv

Today, Maryland becomes the 11th state with an #extremerisk law officially in effect. Read more from the recently r… https://t.co/oy8hlANr6E

“This is something law enforcement across the state is preparing for.” – Captain Carl Brooks from Hartford County,… https://t.co/K4ixoglTy1

So far, Oregon’s extreme risk law has temporarily removed firearms from 46 at-risk individuals. In the words of Mul… https://t.co/85T0JIUI8a

Washington State police sergeant Eric Pisconski speaks about the 36 #ERPOs his department has served, calling them… https://t.co/biAQdL7kDr

Maryland’s #ERPO law will go into effect next Monday- adding to their robust commonsense gun violence prevention st… https://t.co/ao6nMb0EMb

New AP review: of the new gun laws since Parkland, extreme risk laws have been “the most significant policy develop… https://t.co/3vRjGEVMlC

Op-ed in @nonpareilonline: tragedies like the Thursday shooting in Maryland are preventable- and federal… https://t.co/1eTZJqBTS0

Op-ed in @mcall: Pennsylvania should move forward in adopting robust, commonsense gun violence prevention policies,… https://t.co/j43d0GU7Je

Despite their demonstrated ability to save lives, #GVROs in CA have been underutilized over the past two years. To… https://t.co/UxRqQ1qm7r

While serving a #GVRO against a man accused of attempted murder, San Diego law enforcement seized “dozens” of guns,… https://t.co/pU60kSyqWB

With suicide rates skyrocketing in Arkansas, local mental health organizations are pushing for commonsense policy s… https://t.co/FyKb6V2F7x

Her friends knew she intended to murder her ex-boyfriend with a gun. They told the police. They checked in on her f… https://t.co/jZKrz0Y6hA

A7: The #ERLToolkit (https://t.co/Q4s0HeTDHb) also contains useful tools for advocates and policymakers to legislat… https://t.co/Vi6hE25XpP

A7: Our website https://t.co/l3NuKH10Sx contains resources for Californians seeking to file #GVROs, including infor… https://t.co/U0tBrHP6st

These heartbreaking statistics are why policymakers and advocates must emphasize tools that temporarily separate th… https://t.co/lxGhR8eL10

Earlier this week, an Iowa state congressman helped introduce an extreme risk law into US Congress- to “help famil… https://t.co/EzX0m4nkGR

Earlier this week, a group of Iowa state congressmen introduced an extreme risk law- to “help family members, law… https://t.co/1QZi7WpqxC

Last weekend, Parkland parents (including @fred_guttenberg) spoke in support of extreme risk legislation at a rally… https://t.co/KpyJE9JbES