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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 219
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. KASSER, 36
th Dist.
SEN. HASKELL, 26
th Dist.
AN ACT EXPANDING THE STATE'S RED FLAG LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That titles 29 and 53a of the general statutes be amended to expand 1
the coverage and applicability of risk protection orders to allow a family 2
member, social worker, health care worker, clergy or other concerned 3
community member to notify the court directly about a person who is 4
in possession of a firearm and has threatened to harm herself, himself or 5
another person and ask the court to issue an order to remove firearms 6
from the possession of the person issuing such threats or committing 7
acts of violence. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the coverage and applicability of risk protection orders to
allow a family member, social worker, health care worker, clergy or
other concerned community member to notify the court directly about
a person who is in possession of a firearm and has threatened to harm
herself, himself or another person and ask the court to issue an order to Proposed Bill No. 219
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remove firearms from the possession of the person issuing such threats
or committing acts of violence.