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WASHINGTON - The District government is about to join Maryland and 12 other states in enacting what is commonly known as a “Red Flag” law.
The new law is a statute that would allow officers to remove firearms from people who are believed to be a danger to themselves and others.
The chairman of the D.C. city council, Phil Mendelson, says the votes are in place to pass the measure.
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Allen says, if passed, the statute will allow family members, law enforcement officers and mental health professionals to go to court if they have concerns someone with access to firearms may become violent.
The statute also includes illegal firearms.
Under the new law, family members would be able to go to court knowing the person with access to the firearm will have immunity from prosecution for possessing it.
Maryland recently enacted a Red Flag law of its own, and police departments and sheriff’s offices across the state have been carrying out court orders.
Under Allen’s new Firearms Safety Omnibus Amendment Act, bump stocks would be outlawed in the District. Anyone arrested with an extended magazine would face three years in prison instead of one.
DC to move forward on enacting Red Flag law and ban on bump stocks and "extended magazines."
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/dc-government-on-the-cusp-of-adopting-red-flag-gun-laws