The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school that left three nine-year old students and three adult staff members dead has sparked calls in Tennessee for what’s called a red-flag law, with advocates suggesting that may have prevented the attack.
One was proposed in the state in 2020. That red-flag law — also known as an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) — would have, if passed, allowed for the temporary confiscation of guns from individuals who are considered to be of immediate risk to themselves or others. But that proposed law never made it out of committee.
It’s another example how in recent years the state has scrapped tighter gun laws,
