Delaware ‘red-flag’ gun measure gets final approval

(AP) — The state Senate has given final approval to a “red flag” bill allowing authorities in Delaware to seize guns from a person deemed by a mental health provider to be a danger to themselves or others.  The financial services company SmartAsset released a survey of closings costs as a percentage of median home value for all three Delaware counties

The measure passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday after unanimous approval by the House last month.

Under the bill, police who are alerted by a mental health provider could immediately ask a Justice of the Peace magistrate for a temporary order requiring the person to surrender any firearms or ammunition if there’s probable cause that he or she is dangerous.

The case would then be referred to the attorney general’s office, which could petition Superior Court for an indefinite order requiring the person to give up any guns or ammunition.