Extreme risk protection orders are a civil option for when someone is behaving dangerously and at risk of committing violence," "This is an opportunity to intervene before a crime happens." Red flag" laws, are a way to get guns out of the hands of people who are thought to be in imminent danger of committing violence, whether to themselves or others. "This is a preventive tool that is targeted to at-risk factors that we know are very important when it comes to recognizing when violence is likely to happen," In suicide or domestic violence, there are often similar warning signs, where a person expresses either an intent or a plan for harm, either in verbal or written form. Additional risk factors include a pattern of violent or erratic behavior, such as psychological behaviors that have been witnessed by others that need to be reported immediately and not ignored.      Sincerely Henry’s Mother, Jennifer