(SACRAMENTO) Individuals subject to extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), or “red flag” laws, were significantly less likely to be arrested — including for violent and firearm-related offenses — while the orders were in effect compared to the six months prior.
Strikingly, the drop in arrests did not end when the orders expired and continued for months afterward.
(SACRAMENTO) To assess a patient’s overall well-being and potential health risks, clinicians routinely ask questions on a wide range of topics, such as car seats, mental health, diet, sexual activity, alcohol, exercise and smoking.
Physicians and researchers at the University of California, Davis, want providers to consider a new item for their list: firearms.
