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Connecticut state representative Steve Stafstrom is one of the bill’s sponsors. (Photo: Steve Stafstrom Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Connecticut state legislature is considering expanding the state\u2019s \u201cred flag\u201d law to allow family members and \u201cmedical professionals\u201d to the list of people who can request that a judge confiscate a person\u2019s firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal also eliminates the expiration date on red flag orders and would force the person whose guns were seized to prove they are no longer a danger to themselves or others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut\u2019s current red flag law, which has been on the books since 1999, only allows police officers and prosecutors to petition a judge for a confiscation order. Proponents of the bill want family members to be able to take matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe simply can no longer have a system that\u2019s dependent solely on the response of a 911 dispatcher and a police department as the only resource someone has when they\u2019re in a crisis,\u201d Connecticut resident Jennifer Lawlor said at the hearing, according to the Associated Press<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFamily members are often the first to recognize when their loved one is in crisis, so it is crucial they have a way to directly petition the court to temporarily remove guns from those who could be a risk to themselves or others,” she continued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: New Paper Suggests \u2018Red Flag\u2019 Laws Will Discriminate Against People of Color<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The bill<\/a> defines \u201cfamily member\u201d to include a laundry list of relations and non-relations, including step-family members, in-laws, people living in the same house, dating partners, former legal guardians, and someone who has a child in common with the person in the complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMedical professionals\u201d can include registered nurses, psychologists, and social workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opponents of the bill argue that the proposal would allow people to use red flag orders to harass members of their family with whom they have a grudge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy fear is all it would take would be one word from a spurned partner to the judge whose going on one side without any evidence,\u201d Connecticut resident Dr. Walter Kupson said at the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others worry that the bill will disincentivize people from seeking medical treatment for fear that their psychologist will seek an order to confiscate their firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Virginia Uses Red Flag Law for the First Time to Confiscate Firearms<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to urge you to deeply consider the impact this bill will have on mental health in our state. I have, on several occasions, spoken with women gun owners who were afraid to get basic counseling for very common issues like post partem blues, eating disorders or marriage counseling for fear that there will be an impact on their right to self-defense,\u201d said Holly Sullivan, President of the Connecticut Citizens Defense League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnder this bill, I am certain that more women will avoid seeking basic mental health over the concern they will be disarmed unfairly,\u201d Sullivan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 180 days, the person whose firearms were confiscated can petition the court to release their firearms. But they must \u201cprove by a preponderance of the evidence<\/a> at a hearing of the court\u201d that they \u201cno longer pose an immediate risk of personal injury to themselves or other individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the court denies the petition, the person may not file a subsequent petition until at least 180 days after the date on which the court denied the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Judiciary Committee has not yet voted on the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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