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Cato Weekly Podcast • April 8, 2019 

# How Governments Seize Guns with ‘Red Flag Laws’ 

Red flag laws are aimed at getting guns away from people who are at risk of suicide or crime. David Kopel explains the due process implications of these preemptive gun seizures.

Related testimony: “[Red Flag Laws: Examining Guidelines for State Action](https://www.cato.org/publications/testimony/red-flag-laws-examining-guidelines-state-action).”

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##### [David B. Kopel](/people/david-kopel)

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute