(CNN) A new Colorado measure allowing a person's firearms to be confiscated without a criminal charge under limited circumstances was invoked just one day after becoming law. The so-called "red flag" law took effect on New Year's Day, and on January 2, Denver Police formally asked a judge to let them take away two guns from a man involved in a domestic dispute. The law allows family, household members and law enforcement to petition for a court order to temporarily take guns away from an individual deemed to be at significant risk of hurting themselves or others by having a firearm. The affidavit says the man threatened to "off himself" and was visibly intoxicated. An officer testified that the man later acknowledged being drunk and said it was a "good thing they stopped me."

Source: CNN January 09, 2020 03:56 UTC