Guns

Red flag laws

66 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: The orders are meant to take guns away from a person in crisis before anyone is hurt, and opponents object that they can take guns from people who haven't been charged with a crime.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Laws that let a judge temporarily take guns from someone found to pose a serious risk to themselves or others, at the request of people such as family members or police.

  1. Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
  2. Leave the choice to each state
  3. Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one (34)

  • Robb Ryerse AR-3
    His campaign website calls for laws that allow intervention when someone is a danger to themselves or others.1
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would expand red flag laws nationwide, with federal funding and incentives for every state to adopt them.2
  • Sam Liccardo CA-16
    His campaign website says Congress must pass a uniform national red flag law.3
  • Brad Sherman CA-32
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which would encourage states to pass red flag laws and let federal courts issue orders removing guns from people who have shown intent to harm themselves or others.4
  • Dave Min CA-47
    His campaign website says he has supported bills to expand red flag laws.5
  • Mike Levin CA-49
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act and helped pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which encourages states to adopt red flag laws.6
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform supports red flag laws and says there should be one at the federal level.7
  • Luke Bronin CT-1
    His campaign website lists red-flag laws among the gun laws he will fight for in Congress.8
  • Jahana Hayes CT-5
    Her campaign website says she has advocated for red flag laws.9
  • Gay Valimont FL-1
    Her campaign website says she supports federal red flag laws.10
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform calls for federal funding to help states carry out red flag laws, and its bill tracker lists him as supporting the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act and opposing efforts to repeal Florida's red flag law.11,12
  • Darren Soto FL-9
    A 2018 Spanish-language page still on his campaign website lists creating a red flag system for gun restraining orders in a gun safety plan he proposed in Congress.13
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform lists red flag laws with due process protections among her gun safety priorities.14
  • Matthew Montavon FL-17
    His campaign website says Congress must enforce and expand red flag laws.15
  • Lois Frankel FL-23
    Her campaign website says she advocates expanding the use of extreme risk protection orders.16
  • David Jolly FL Governor
    His campaign website says Florida should keep and expand the red flag law passed after the Parkland shooting.17
  • Lucy McBath GA-6
    Her campaign website says she has worked on legislation that passed the House, including red flag laws to limit access to firearms for people who are potentially dangerous.18
  • Keisha Lance Bottoms GA Governor
    Her campaign website says she supports a red flag law.19
  • Jill N. Tokuda HI-2
    Her campaign website says she has advocated nationwide measures including implementing red flag laws to enable the removal of guns from individuals in crisis.20
  • Lindsay James IA-2
    Her campaign website says she supports passing red flag laws.21
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website lists red flag laws among the gun reforms he will fight for, saying they work when they are actually used.22
  • Bill Foster IL-11
    His campaign website says he supports the e-Gun Violence Restraining Order Act, which it says provides tools to family members to prevent a person they fear is a danger to themselves or others from possessing a gun.23
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says he supports gun safety policies that include red flag laws and preventing gun purchases by people on terrorist watch lists.24
  • Sharice L. Davids KS-3
    Her campaign website says she supported red flag laws to keep firearms out of dangerous hands.25
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she supports red flag laws that give families and law enforcement a tool to intervene before tragedy.26
  • Dan Koh MA-6
    His campaign website says he supports red flag laws.27
  • Stephen F. Lynch MA-8
    His campaign website says he has co-sponsored the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, which it says would allow federal funds to be used for states to enact red flag laws.28
  • Hillary Scholten MI-3
    Her campaign website lists red flag laws among the gun safety reforms she supports.29
  • Wesley Bell MO-1
    His campaign website lists red flag laws among the gun reforms he is fighting for.30
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she backs red-flag laws with due-process safeguards, such as petitions only from police or close family, a judge's review of evidence and a full hearing within days.31
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she supports red flag laws, aimed at keeping guns from domestic abusers.32
  • Ryan Michael Kelly NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports Extreme Risk Protection Orders, provided they have strong due-process safeguards.33
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
    Her campaign website says she supports strengthening red flag laws to keep guns away from people who may harm themselves or others.34
  • Jerri Green TN Governor
    Her platform calls for red flag laws to prevent gun violence before it happens.35

Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones (6)

  • Michael "Dr. Mike" Katz DE Senate
    His campaign website says he opposes red flag laws at both the state and federal levels and would vote to block federal funding for them.36
  • William Eric Henry IN-2
    His campaign website lists eliminating red flag and domestic spying laws among his issues.37
  • Anthony Hudson MI Governor
    His campaign website says he would repeal red flag laws.38
  • Ted Brown TX Senate
    His campaign website says he opposes red flag laws and would vote against them, saying they are open to abuse and violate due process.39
  • S. Marshall Wilson WV Senate
    His campaign website says that as a state delegate he advocated for Second Amendment protections and against red flag laws.40
  • Rebecca Bextel WY Governor
    Her campaign website says she would oppose red flag laws, which it says deny due process, along with firearm registries and other gun-control measures it calls unconstitutional.41

Statements that don't match one option (26)

  • Jim Costa CA-21
    His campaign website says the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which he helped enact, is helping put red flag laws in place.42
  • Salud Carbajal CA-24
    His campaign website says a bill he championed to help states set up red flag laws became part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and that such laws save lives by temporarily removing guns from people who pose a danger while preserving due process.43
  • Jacqui Irwin CA-26
    Her campaign website says that in the State Assembly she wrote several laws expanding the use of Gun Violence Restraining Orders, which law enforcement and families use to remove firearms from dangerous people, including letting the orders last up to five years.44,45
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she will keep fighting for gun laws including stronger red flag laws.46
  • Brittany Pettersen CO-7
    Her campaign website lists Colorado's Red Flag law among the laws she passed as a state legislator.47
  • Phil Weiser CO Governor
    His campaign website says that as attorney general he fought for laws to keep guns away from people who are a danger to themselves or others and defended them in court.48
  • Mike Beltran FL-14
    His campaign website says there should be no red flag laws or magazine bans, and it calls the Second Amendment absolute.49
  • Jared Moskowitz FL-25
    His campaign website says he worked with Parkland families and lawmakers from both parties to pass Florida's red flag protections.50
  • Dean Ocean Abrams FL Governor
    His campaign website objects that Florida's red flag law allows property to be taken before an adversarial hearing, and says he would propose a replacement with more due process safeguards.51
  • Kevin E. Martin GA-6
    His campaign website says any red flag law must clear a high bar for due process, and that he is concerned such laws could be abused to strip a right from someone who has not been convicted of anything.52
  • Mary E. Miller IL-15
    Her campaign website lists opposing what it calls President Biden's red-flag gun confiscation measures among her actions in Congress.53
  • J.D. Ford IN-5
    His campaign platform says he would protect red flag laws, including the Jake Laird law, and lists red flag laws among the gun safety measures he would enact.54
  • Blake Miguez LA-6
    His campaign website lists no red-flag confiscation among his positions on the Second Amendment.55
  • Jeremy Moss MI-11
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments Michigan’s 2023 gun safety laws, which included red flag laws, and says this legislation needs to pass at the federal level.56
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    It says she wants to strengthen red flag laws so that people convicted of domestic abuse or animal abuse cannot get guns.57
  • Erik Osberg MN-7
    It also says he supports red flag laws that include strong due process protections.58
  • Tom Schmitz MO-1
    His campaign website says expansion of red flag laws should be resisted, warning that they could lead to the government disarming people without due process.59
  • Seth Bodnar MT Senate
    His campaign website opposes a federal red-flag law.60
  • Pat Harrigan NC-10
    His campaign website says he rejects any attempt to put red flag laws on people exercising their Second Amendment rights.61
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    The same page says he cosponsored the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.62
  • Greggory D Hull NM Governor
    His campaign website says any red flag process for temporarily removing a person's guns must include strong court oversight, clear legal standards, fair hearings and review by a judge.63
  • Deb Haaland NM Governor
    Her public safety plan says she would require that firearms be removed as ordered under the state's Extreme Risk Protection Orders.64
  • Kathy C. Hochul NY Governor
    Her campaign website lists strengthening New York's red flag laws among her accomplishments.65
  • Chris Henry OR Senate
    His platform supports extreme-risk protection orders with due process and opportunities for review.66
  • Darline Graham SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she opposes gun registries and what it calls red-flag confiscation schemes.67
  • Pat Dixon TX Governor
    His campaign website says red flag laws raise due process concerns, while asking whether the state must wait for violence when there is evidence that someone plans an attack.68