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red flag laws

red flag laws is the plural of red flag law.

Meaning of red flag law

Noun

red flag law (plural red flag laws)

  1. (US) A gun control law permitting police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves.
    • However, as with most federal legislation as it relates to guns, it will be left up to individual states to determine if they want to adopt “red flag laws.”2023, Laura W. Perna, Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, volume 38, page 577
  2. (UK, US, historical) A law enacted in the late 19th century, requiring drivers of early automobiles to take certain safety precautions, including waving a red flag in front of the vehicle as a warning.

Questions about red flag laws

What is red flag laws the plural of?
Red flag laws is the plural of red flag law.

Words near red flag laws in the dictionary

  1. red flag day
  2. red flag days
  3. red flag in front of a bull
  4. red flag knowledge
  5. red flag law
  6. red flag laws
  7. red flag to a bull
  8. red flag warning
  9. red flag warnings
  10. red flags
  11. red flags to a bull

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