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State Sen. Arthur Rusch, a Republican and former judge from Vermillion, sought to create risk protection orders. His bill would have allowed law enforcement officers to seek the orders from judges, to seize guns from people flagged as a risk of injury or death to themselves or others.
Rusch said South Dakota and the nation have a problem with gun violence.
"I brought this bill to get a discussion going about that issue," Rusch said. "What can we do to address that issue? It does not resolve the problem to close our eyes and pretend that it’s not a problem."
The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill by a vote of 5-2. The two votes in support of the bill came from Rusch and Sen. Craig Kennedy, D-Yankton. https://listen.sdpb.org/post/red-flag-gun-bill-defeated |
