To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.

This proposal tells the U.S. Attorney General to study whether “extreme risk protection orders” (also called ERPOs or “red flag” laws) actually help reduce gun violence. The study must be done through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and finished within one year after the law takes effect. In short, it’s a research-focused bill to find out what works and what doesn’t when it comes to ERPOs and public safety.

Key points:

• Who is affected: The Department of Justice, which will run the study; communities and policymakers who will use the findings.
• What changes: Requires a national study on how effective ERPOs are at reducing gun violence.
• When: The study must be completed within one year after the law is enacted.