In a case that challenged the limits of a Florida “red flag” law allowing police to temporarily confiscate guns from potentially dangerous people, the Fourth District Court of Appeal wrote to clarify a “faulty assumption” about the law.

Florida Statute Section 790.401 was enacted after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, making it easier for authorities to stop anyone exhibiting violent and threatening behavior, or suffering a serious mental breakdown from getting hold of guns for up to 12 months via a risk-protection order.