Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said his office’s focus is to persuade all law enforcement jurisdictions in the state to use red flag laws. In an interview a few days after five people died and several others were injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Weiser said about a dozen jurisdictions remain opposed to or hesitant to deploy the law, under which a family member or law enforcement agency can request the courts to temporarily seize firearms from individuals deemed to be a risk to themselves or others.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said his office’s focus is to persuade all law enforcement jurisdictions in the state to use red flag laws. In an interview a few days after five people died and several others were injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Weiser said about a dozen jurisdictions remain opposed to or hesitant to deploy the law, under which a family member or law enforcement agency can request the courts to temporarily seize firearms from individuals deemed to be a risk to themselves or others.