Moms Demand Action and anti-gun activists gathered in Foley Square in New York City on August 18, 2019, demanding that U.S. Congress finally take steps to address the gun crisis in the United States, and pass background checks and a Red Flag law. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
New York’s “red flag” gun law, set to take effect this Saturday, will require judges in each county of the state to evaluate whether persons should be temporarily suspended from owning or buying a gun based on their potential risk of harming themselves or others.
The law gained national attention as federal lawmakers considered, in recent weeks, replicating the idea on the national level as a response to the recent mass shootings in Ohio and Texas.
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