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University Research Shows Red-Flag Laws Help Prevent Tragedies

Last updated on Tuesday, June 5, 2018

(UNDATED) - Indiana is one of seven states with a law allowing police to seize firearms from those considered a risk to themselves or others.

And new research shows that these so-called "red-flag" laws are working to help prevent tragedies.

According to a study conducted by Aaron Kivisto, an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Indianapolis, in the ten years following enactment of Indiana's risk-based firearm seizure law, firearm suicides decreased 7.5 percent.

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