New US gun law may allow firearm seizures

National inaction has moved individual states to push forward with their own gun laws.

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    New laws that allow guns to be temporarily seized from dangerous owners are spreading across the United States.

    The so-called "red flag" laws are now in 17 states, with more looking to follow.

    Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports from Maryland.

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