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Red flag laws are statutes that empower family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to firearms.

A 'red flag' law allows law enforcement officers and an individual's family members to petition a court to temporarily prohibit that person from possessing firearms or other specified dangerous weapons if they can demonstrate the person poses a significant danger to themselves or others.

In late 2024 the U.S. State Department imposed a ban prohibiting American government personnel in China, their family members, and contractors with security clearances from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.

Family members reporting threats made during livestreams to local police can prompt interagency alerts and rapid law enforcement responses to locate and detain suspected attackers.

Timely reporting of credible threats by family members or community members to law enforcement can enable police to intervene quickly and potentially avert mass-casualty incidents.

Law enforcement investigations of deaths aboard cruise ships commonly include reviewing ship surveillance video, analyzing electronic cabin access logs (swipe card data), examining victims' cellphone records, and interviewing passengers, crewmembers, and family members.

Law enforcement investigations into deaths on cruise ships commonly include reviewing onboard surveillance video, analyzing electronic cabin key swipe-card data, examining victims' cellphone records, and conducting interviews with passengers, crewmembers, and family members.