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This bill establishes the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019, which supports state, tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are deemed a danger to themselves or others. Key provisions include: 1) Creating a grant program to help states and tribes implement and carry out "extreme risk protection order" (or "red flag") laws, which allow certain individuals to petition a court to temporarily prohibit an at-risk person from accessing firearms. Grants can be used for training, protocol development, public awareness, and other implementation activities. 2) Expanding the categories of persons prohibited from possessing firearms to include those subject to an extreme risk protection order. 3) Requiring the Department of Justice to ensure such orders are reflected in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 4) Providing guidelines for the content and procedures of state/tribal extreme risk protection order laws, such as due process requirements and allowed durations of orders. 5) Establishing full faith and credit provisions, so orders issued in one state or tribe must be recognized and enforced by others. The goal is to give states and tribes the resources and framework to implement laws that can temporarily restrict firearm access for individuals deemed imminently dangerous, in order to reduce the risk of gun violence.

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