Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the head of the House Judiciary Committee, initiated an inquiry on Thursday morning regarding the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center, which was recently unveiled by the Biden administration.

“Extreme risk protection order” is just coded language for red flag law.

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) declared the establishment of the center on Saturday, accompanied by a substantial allocation of $750 million in funds from the Biden administration.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said

“The launch of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center will provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others. The establishment of the Center is the latest example of the Justice Department’s work to use every tool provided by the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to protect communities from gun violence.”

However, Rep. Jordan sent a letter on Thursday to Mrs. Cassandra Crifasi and Mr. Joshua Horwitz, who are the co-founders of the John Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.

The letter began:

“The Committee on the Judiciary is conducting oversight of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) grant programs and operations, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). We are aware that BJA has awarded you a taxpayer funded grant to operate the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center, which will “support the effective implementation of state red flag laws.”1 The Committee has serious concerns about the infringement on due process and Second Amendment rights that red flag or extreme risk protection order laws enable.”

Jordan subsequently utilized the letter to emphasize the numerous issues associated with red flag laws, encompassing the peril these laws present to the fundamental principle of due process:

“These laws are ripe for abuse as the list of individuals who can petition a court for an extreme risk protection is expansive. For example, in Hawaii, a former roommate or even a disgruntled employee can file for an extreme risk protection order. In California, a former roommate, employee, a former girlfriend or even someone in a “dating relationship” with an individual is able to file a petition for an extreme risk protection order.

“Additionally, many jurisdictions merely require that a showing of probable cause be met in order to seize an individual’s firearms and ammunition and to prohibit that individual from purchasing or possessing any firearms or ammunition. Probable cause is an astonishingly low standard to deprive an individual of his or her constitutional rights without an allegation of criminal activity or an opportunity for the individual to be heard. Currently, fifteen states have laws that will grant an extreme risk protection order using this low standard.”