Las Vegas • A conservative advocacy group wants quick action from a Nevada judge to block a statewide red flag gun law allowing firearms to be taken from people deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.
The group NevadansCAN is seeking an injunction against the law that is set to go into effect Jan. 2 amid a "Second Amendment sanctuary" drive in several rural Nevada counties where sheriffs have vowed not to enforce the law.
Red flag laws are designed to prevent gun violence by allowing weapons to be confiscated after a judge reviews an application by police or family members about a person’s potentially threatening behavior.