It’s painfully obvious that our elected officials need to tighten our gun laws. It’s equally obvious that they’re not going to do anything about it. So the Alliance for Gun Responsibility is addressing this problem by putting Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) on the ballot. Essentially, these are gun-violence restraining orders that could better protect victims of domestic violence and help prevent suicide.

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