Application of Florida 'extreme risk' firearm law varies widely across counties, study finds

A Florida law aimed at preventing gun violence by temporarily removing firearms from people at risk of harming themselves or others is being used unevenly across the state, a new study finds. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined nearly four years of data to assess usage trends and variations among counties across the state. A collaboration between the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University and Johns Hopkins University, the study analyzed more than 8,600 petitions for extreme risk protection orders, or ERPOs, filed between March 2018 and December 2021 in 65 Florida counties.