Here in Illinois, Extreme Risk Protection Orders became a thing in early 2019. The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence is the one who is “leading the effort“ on educating people on how to use it:
https://www.thetrace.org/2019/10/illinois-red-flag-law-coalition-advocates/
Earlier this month, in Freeport, a sleepy Illinois town just south of the Wisconsin border, a small group gathered at the public library for an information session on the state’s new red flag law. It was part of statewide advocacy to increase awareness of the policy, which allows concerned family members or the police to petition a court to temporarily confiscate a person’s guns if they are deemed a threat to themselves or others. The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV) is leading the effort, and hopes it will ensure that the law does what it was designed to do: save lives.
Let’s check out the ICHV site regarding this.
You’ll see in the middle there under “our campaigns“ a link to “speak for safety“, which is the education program to teach people all about the law and how to use it. This is where things get interesting:
We’ll come back to their intro photo (as it is relevant), but first, let’s look at the organization funding this program:
What?!?!?!?!? California?!?!?!?!? Ok, here’s the organization funding Speak For Safety:
Now, click here to see what they fund regarding “violence prevention programs”.