DOJ crafts model red flag legislation for states and may require registration for certain guns

Published June 7, 2021 8:43pm ET



The Justice Department crafted red flag legislation for states to consider and issued a host of proposed changes to the classification of certain guns through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

On Monday, the DOJ published “model legislation and detailed commentary” on “extreme risk protection orders,” also known as red flag laws, which allow local law enforcement to seize guns from those deemed a threat to themselves or others prior to an appearance before a judge. It also drew attention to a possible ATF rule change that would alter the definition of a rifle-style pistol “when individuals use accessories to convert pistols into short-barreled rifles.”

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