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Recent mass shootings spark renewed push for federal "red flag" laws

Name: Recent mass shootings spark renewed push for federal "red flag" laws
Uploaded: 2022-06-07T18:37:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 43 s
Description: "Red flag" laws allow a judge to order that weapons be taken away from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, who helped direct the law's rollout in New York.

"Red flag" laws allow a judge to order that weapons be taken away from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, who helped direct the law's rollout in New York.