Agency official urges community use of Red Flag law to report potential threats

An agency official said the Red Flag law, sometimes called an ESARO, has been in place for several years and allows community members to alert police when they are concerned someone may be dangerous. "Red Flag law has been in existence now... or commonly referred to as the Red Flag law," the official said, introducing the topic.

The official described how the law works in practice: community members can report a person of concern and law enforcement will respond. "It allows people to report to the police folks that they feel present a danger," the agency official said, framing reporting as a tool for preventing harm.

The speaker emphasized that the program depends on public cooperation. "So we cannot do this alone. We need the community's help in order to do this," the official said, adding that removing a firearm from someone who might harm themselves or others would be considered a success: "anytime we can take one gun potentially out of the hand of a person who can harm themselves or harm family members or other members of our community, that is a success."

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