‘Extreme risk’ applications to seize guns are surging in New York
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 22, 2022
ALBANY — The number of "extreme risk protection orders" being issued by State Police have been surging in the wake of an executive order issued by Gov. Kathy Hochul last month that mandated troopers file the court applications anytime they encounter a person who is "likely" to be at risk of harm to themselves or others.
The civil cases almost always involve firearms and whether a person who poses a potential public safety threat should have those weapons seized by police through a court order — either temporarily or for up to a year. The governor's order was . . .
