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Anchorage lawmaker proposes ‘red flag’ bill to prevent gun deaths with court-ordered interventions

Alaska has the fifth-highest rate of gun deaths in the nation, with an average of 175 people dying each year by gun, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 70% of gun deaths every year in Alaska, or 120 people, die by suicide.  House Bill 89, sponsored by Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andy […]