According to a survey conducted in 2025, **Â percent of Americans were supportive of a policy temporarily prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence protection order (DVPO) from having a gun in the United States. Federal law prohibits anyone under a DVPO, often known as a restraining order to protect victims of domestic abuse, from purchasing or possessing a firearm. A further **Â percent also showed support for a policy allowing a family-initiated extreme risk protection order (ERPO) to temporarily restrict guns from a relative who they believe is at risk of harming themselves or others. An ERPO is issued by the court when someone is at risk of violence, including suicide and assault.
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Johns Hopkins University. (December 2, 2025). Share of Americans who support various gun violence prevention policies in the United States in 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1479574/us-support-for-gun-violence-prevention-policies/
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