Co-Sponsor the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act

Studies estimate red flag orders prevent suicides, though researchers still debate how many.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 25, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Red Flag Laws How courts can temporarily remove guns from someone in crisis

The Letter

Subject Co-Sponsor the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act

When someone is in a suicidal crisis or threatening violence, the safest thing we can do is get the gun out of the house for a while. That is what a red flag law does. A judge reviews sworn evidence, the person gets a full hearing, and the guns come back when the order ends.

The research is still growing, but it points one way. A 2024 study of four states estimated one suicide prevented for every 17 to 23 orders. Twenty-two states and D.C. have these laws. Families in the rest of the country have no such option.

The Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (H.R. 7599) would create a federal process and fund states to train police and tell families the option exists. More than 100 House members have signed on.

Please co-sponsor H.R. 7599 so every family has a way to get a gun out of a dangerous moment.

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I'm calling to ask the Representative to co-sponsor the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, H.R. 7599.
Red flag laws let a judge temporarily remove guns from someone found dangerous, with a full hearing. A 2024 study of four states estimated one suicide prevented for every 17 to 23 orders.
22 states and D.C. have these laws, but there is no federal one. H.R. 7599 would create a federal process and fund training and public awareness.
Please co-sponsor H.R. 7599. I'm a constituent and I vote.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

17-23 orders issued per suicide prevented, in a 2024 study of California, Connecticut, Maryland and Washington (source)
22 states plus D.C. with red flag laws; there is no federal one (source)
113 House cosponsors of H.R. 7599, introduced February 17, 2026 and still in committee (source)

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