Biden Admin Launches Centralized ‘Red Flag’ Hub to Target Gun Owners Who ‘Pose a Threat’

The move drew criticism from conservatives and others, who warned it would be used to crack down on Second Amendment rights and target political opponents.

An attendee of National Women's Range Day shoots a semi-automatic rifle at the Texas Gun Experience indoor shooting range as a range officer/instructor observes on March 9, 2024. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times

The Biden administration is setting up a national center to provide training and technical assistance to help police, prosecutors, judges, and others implement “red flags” laws more effectively to take away guns from Americans “who pose a threat to themselves or others,” drawing criticism from some conservatives.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 23 that it had launched the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, a training and technical assistance hub that it says is meant to support states and localities in the implementation of their ERPO or red flag laws, which have long been controversial.