Mapping how temporary firearm removal orders are used among service members and veterans

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz examined the use of extreme risk protection orders to temporarily restrict firearm access among service members and veterans in Colorado. The research focuses on the orders’ use as a measure to reduce suicide risk.

As Suicide Prevention Month brings renewed attention to ways to reduce suicide risk, new research from CU Anschutz examines how extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), civil court orders that can temporarily restrict firearm access, are being used among service members and veterans in Colorado.