Familiarity with ERPO act provisions
Full Question Text
The Michigan Legislature recently enacted an "Extreme Risk Protection Order Act" — sometimes referred to as a “red flag” law. This law provides for the issuance of Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), which temporarily prohibit individuals judged to be at high risk of harming themselves or others from purchasing or possessing firearms. How familiar would you say you are with this new law?
| Total | |
| Very familiar | 12% |
| Somewhat familiar | 41% |
| Mostly unfamilar | 24% |
| Completely unfamiliar | 17% |
| Don't know | 5% |
| County | Township | City | Village | Total | |
| Very familiar | 19% | 11% | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Somewhat familiar | 59% | 39% | 48% | 38% | 41% |
| Mostly unfamilar | 14% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 24% |
| Completely unfamiliar | 6% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Don't know | 3% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 5% |
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | Total | |
| Very familiar | 10% | 11% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 12% |
| Somewhat familiar | 37% | 43% | 37% | 52% | 50% | 41% |
| Mostly unfamilar | 25% | 23% | 28% | 22% | 23% | 24% |
| Completely unfamiliar | 20% | 19% | 16% | 7% | 8% | 17% |
| Don't know | 7% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 5% |
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | Total | |
| Very familiar | 11% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| Somewhat familiar | 42% | 37% | 44% | 41% | 38% | 46% | 41% |
| Mostly unfamilar | 25% | 23% | 23% | 28% | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| Completely unfamiliar | 18% | 20% | 15% | 16% | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| Don't know | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| Rural | Mostly rural | Mostly urban | Urban | Don't Know | Total | |
| Very familiar | 12% | 11% | 16% | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Somewhat familiar | 40% | 43% | 46% | 49% | 16% | 41% |
| Mostly unfamilar | 25% | 25% | 23% | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Completely unfamiliar | 20% | 17% | 13% | 10% | 9% | 18% |
| Don't know | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 36% | 4% |