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Mental health facilities would be required to gather and provide information on how to seek protection orders for people who are discharged or put on conditional release under a bill given final approval by lawmakers on Tuesday.
The measure is meant to bolster New York's "Red Flag" law, a provision approved in 2019 that is meant to bar people deemed too dangrous from owning or possessing a firearm.
“Providing information on an extreme risk protection order when a patient with a mental health diagnosis is released from a care facility may save countless lives in the years to come,” Sen. Peter Harckham said. “This is a common-sense safeguard, and it may give patients, family members and authorized representatives of the patient deserved peace of mind. In certain circumstances invoking the Red Flag Law is a step that should not be overlooked.”
The current law allows for extreme risk protection orders to be placed on people who are found to be a threat to themselves or others, barring them from buying or owning any kind of firearm. Similar measures have been approved in a handful of other states in an effort to curtail mass shootings or domestic incidents.
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The measure is meant to bolster New York's "Red Flag" law, a provision approved in 2019 that is meant to bar people deemed too dangrous from owning or possessing a firearm.
“Providing information on an extreme risk protection order when a patient with a mental health diagnosis is released from a care facility may save countless lives in the years to come,” Sen. Peter Harckham said. “This is a common-sense safeguard, and it may give patients, family members and authorized representatives of the patient deserved peace of mind. In certain circumstances invoking the Red Flag Law is a step that should not be overlooked.”
The current law allows for extreme risk protection orders to be placed on people who are found to be a threat to themselves or others, barring them from buying or owning any kind of firearm. Similar measures have been approved in a handful of other states in an effort to curtail mass shootings or domestic incidents.
Legislature seeks to bolster New York's 'Red Flag' Law
State lawmakers put the finishing touches on a bill that would require data collection on the effectiveness of extreme risk protections.
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