faceted. reporter: sheriff john allen wasn t in office last year when the murders happened, but he says there was breakdown in the process. she did convey that he could harm himself. that seems to be an example of when guns should be taken away, under this law, right? correct. so was it a mistake they weren t? i don t think it was communicated correctly. the information wasn t relayed to the district attorney s office enough. and that could be from our detectives, that could be from family, that could be from witnesses, that could be from victims. reporter: what happened to the salgado family is a key example of how difficult it can be to implement these life-saving laws in some states. records obtained by cnn show new mexico s red flag law has only been used about 30 times since it took effect in 2020. as a comparison, florida s similar law has been utilized more than 11,000 times since it was enacted in 2018. it s difficult for people to understand how to enforce the la
facets. reporter: sheriff john allen wasn t in office last year when the murders happened, but he says there was a breakdown in the process. she did convey that he could harm himself. that seems to be an example of when guns should be taken away under this law, right? correct. so was it a mistake they weren t? i don t think it was communicated correctly, the information wasn t relayed to the district attorney s office enough and that could be from our detectives, that could be from family, that could be from witnesses, that could be from victims. reporter: what happened to the salgado family is a key example of how difficult it can be to implement these life-saving laws in some states. records obtained by cnn show new mexico s red flag law has only been used about 30 times since it took effect in 2020.as a com similar law has been utilized more than 11,000 times since it was enacted in 2018. it s difficult for people to understand how to enforce the law. education and tra
flag law will actually secure the futures of lawmakers. it is no longer a risky proposition. so i understand that you know these aren t going to be quick solutions, obviously. what is your hope when congress meets this week to at least get the ball rolling? they should follow the lead of all of these companies that have gone ahead and protected their customers in the that we lawmakers protecting the is tim congress, specifically the senate, to step up and do what so many lawmakers have done in state houses across this country. in 2018, 20 states passed stronger gun laws, nine were signed by republican governors and those are life saving laws like a background check on every gun sale, a strong red flag law. the senate should do the exact same thing and the american people are demanding it. if they think they can slow walk this, they re wrong. speaking of action, there are