Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2024 Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Question 32f

Confidence in ERPOs to reduce gun violence

Full Question Text

Q32f.  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. The law allows several different categories of people, including family members, mental health professionals, and law enforcement officers, to file an ERPO petition. How confident are you that…

f. ERPOs are likely to reduce gun violence?

Statewide Total
Total
Very confident 2%
Somewhat confident 13%
Not very confident 29%
Not cofident at all 46%
Don't know 10%