Red Flag gun control law goes into effect today, Aug. 24
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — Today is the day that New York’s “Red Flag Law” goes into effect. The law allows law enforcement officials, teachers and family members to seek an " extreme risk protection order " from state courts against anyone they feel may be a threat to themselves or others. If an individual is deemed a threat, the courts will authorize law enforcement to confiscate any firearms of