Mariana Rocha and Jackson Laparl look at a portrait of Joaquin Oliver, one of 17 students and staff killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Feb. 14, 2023.Vice President Harris on Saturday made a push for the use of red flag laws when she visited Parkland, Fla., where one of the deadliest school shootings on record in the United States happened in 2018.Close to half of U.S.
In total, 21 states and the District of Columbia have red flag laws, including Florida, which passed one in the wake of the Parkland shooting. These laws allow people to seek court orders known as extreme risk protection orders. "Only six have taken up the offer we have made through our administration of federal resources for training and implementation," she said."We've got some resources."