Five House Republicans broke ranks on Thursday and stared down the gun lobby by backing a Democratic-led effort to create a national “red flag” law.
In a 224 to 202 vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi secured passage of the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. The legislation allows courts to issue extreme risk protection orders that ban individuals deemed dangerous from purchasing or possessing firearms.
“It’s not the video games. It’s not more people with violent tendencies. It’s the all-too-easy access to guns in America that makes firearms the number one cause of death for our children over age one,” said Mrs.