New York State Police investigators are struggling to keep up with the increasing number of cases involving extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), which compel authorities to confiscate firearms, according to the New York State Police Investigators Association. The union has cited retirements, promotions, and transfers of investigators as a contributing factor to the decline in State Police investigator ranks, which dropped from over 1,300 in 2011 to about 1,100.

Read more…