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Five states allow guns to be seized before someone can commit violence

(Jessica Hill | Associated Press file photo) In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, firearms training unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut is one of five states that have passed "red flag laws" that allow the seizure of guns before people can commit acts of violence.

(Jessica Hill | Associated Press file photo) In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, firearms training unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee in Hartford, Conn. Connecticut is one of five states that have passed "red flag laws" that allow the seizure of guns before people can commit acts of violence.