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Lawmakers are pushing for stricter gun regulations following this weekend's two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas.

Among them is state Senator Rosemary Bayer from Beverly Hills, Michigan. She's introduced a package of gun control bills in the Michigan Senate. State Representative Robert Wittenberg has introduced matching bills in the House.

The bills are the first step for gun control legislation in Michigan, says Bayer. They would allow for extreme risk protection orders, which restrict access to firearms for those deemed dangerous to themselves or others. These are sometimes known as red flag laws. Currently 17 states, as well as the District of Columbia, allow for extreme risk protection orders.

The idea is to avoid things that happen in the moment, that are driven by some kind of crisis, Bayer said.

Michigan's proposed law would allow family members, as well as police officers, to ask the court for an extreme risk protection order. If an injunction were granted, the subject of the order would have any firearms they own confiscated¹ by the police, and would be prohibited from buying guns for a year.

The bills stipulate² that people who have had their guns removed would be entitled to a hearing within 14 days, and it also includes penalties for anyone who files a false report.

So-called "red flag" laws are becoming more common. The number of states that have passed or considered enacting³ such laws jumped in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A Washington Post poll last year found that a majority of Americans - 85% - would support laws that allowed for extreme risk protection orders. Opponents of these laws say they infringe⁴ on Second Amendment⁵ rights. Bayer disagrees.

This is not about the Second Amendment. This is about keeping people from doing things that are really dangerous for public safety, for the health of our families, for the health of our kids, she said.

Bayer's long-term plan for gun control includes introducing bills on safe storage and background checks, but for now she says she is just hoping to start a conversation.

We need to just talk about what it takes to address the issue.

This post was written by Stateside production assistant Anna Schlutt.

1 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

2 stipulate   

vt.规定，（作为条件）讲定，保证

参考例句：

• International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
• Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。

3 enacting   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Generally these statutes apply only to wastes from reactors outside the enacting state. 总之，这些法令只适宜用在对付那些来自外州的核废料。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• In addition, the complexion of enacting standards for live working is described. 另外，介绍了带电作业标准的制订情况。

4 infringe   

v.违反，触犯，侵害

参考例句：

• The jury ruled that he had infringed no rules.陪审团裁决他没有违反任何规定。
• He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.他因偶尔将车停放在交叉口附近而违反规定。

5 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。