external In the Media August 8, 2019 Michael Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice discusses Connecticut’s red flag gun law. As a state representative, he helped craft the law that allows police to seize the firearms of people who may be a threat to themselves or others. The legislation, passed in 1999, is the oldest such law of its kind in the nation. https://www.middletownpress.com/middletown/article/CT-s-red-flag-gun-law-increasingly-used-life-14294288.php " news-all news-in-the-media year-2019 month-august