Etymology

extreme risk protection order

Today it means: A court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others. Full definition →

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Coined in 2015.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.