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Can red flag laws help prevent gun violence?

Sources tell Politico President Trump will not consider the House-passed bill on universal background checks as part of his upcoming gun proposal. He previously said he would support expanding background checks and creating a federal red flag law. Michael Lawlor, an associate professor of criminal justice at the University of New Haven, wrote Connecticut's red flag law, the first of its kind in the U.S., and joined CBSN to discuss its impact on the state.
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