Mapping how temporary firearm removal orders are used among service members and veterans
As Suicide Prevention Month brings renewed attention to ways to reduce suicide risk, new research from CU Anschutz examines how extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), civil court orders that can temporarily restrict firearm access, are being used among service members and veterans in Colorado.
Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) involving service members and veterans in Colorado were the focus of a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. The research, conducted by the University of Colorado Anschutz, analyzed all 692 ERPO petitions filed in Colorado from 2020 to 2024. Of those, 68 (9.8%) were filed by service members or veterans, which represented a significantly higher percentage than the 7.8% of Colorado's adult population who are active-duty service members or veterans.
Of the 68 service member and veteran cases, 47 (69.1%) resulted in temporary ERPOs being granted, and 36 (76.6%) of those were subsequently extended for a full one-year period.
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