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HB 209 (Extreme Risk Protective Order)
Libertas Institute opposes this bill. This bill creates a process in which a court may order the forcible removal of a person's firearms based on an ex parte order in which the firearm owner may not defend themselves against the allegations.
Libertas opposes this bill. This overreaction to a mass shooting in another state aims to set up a highly regulated system in which an individual's right to keep and bear arms can be undermined through an ex parte order, violating the presumption of innocence that persons should maintain in order to have their rights preserved. Further, firearms should not be targeted in the absence of a broader approach to regulating dangerous weapons. |