(Richmond)- The Virginia Senate passed a bill allowing judges to consider several factors before issuing substantial risk protection orders, also known as “red-flag” orders, that let police seize guns from those deemed a threat to themselves or others. The legislation from Fairfax Senator Scott Surovell advanced to the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates, where it is expected to be defeated, nearly along party lines. Senate Republicans who opposed the measure argued it would infringe upon the constitutional rights of gun owners and deny people’s due process.
