HARTFORD, CT — Key Connecticut legislators are calling for an expansion of the state's gun seizure law to allow relatives and medical professionals to report someone is too dangerous to possess firearms.
Democratic leaders of the legislature's Judiciary Committee have introduced a bill to revamp Connecticut's 1999 "red flag" law, which was the first in the country to allow judges to order gun seizures.
The current law only allows prosecutors and police to seek court-ordered gun seizures.
Gun rights supporters are criticizing the bill, saying it wouldn't require a law enforcement investigation before relatives and medical professionals file requests for gun seizures.
