A central focus of both lawsuits was the El Paso County commissioners’ and the then sheriff’s refusal to enforce Colorado’s red flag law passed in 2019, which allows law enforcement to temporary take someone’s firearm if they are deemed a threat to themselves or others.

Victim families and survivors of the November 2022 Club Q mass shooting filed two lawsuits against the El Paso County commissioners, the former sheriff and Club Q management, alleging the killings could have been prevented if the sheriff’s office used Colorado's red flag law and if there were greater protections in place at Club Q.

Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 filed lawsuits Sunday against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff

Victims and family members of those killed in the 2022 mass shooting at the LGBTQIA+ Club Q in Colorado Springs have sued the El Paso County Board of Commissioners and others, alleging authorities could have prevented the shooting if they had enforced the state’s “red flag law” against the gunman.

One lawsuit alleges that law enforcement could have prevented the shooting, where five people were killed and 25 others injured, if law enforcement previously enacted Colorado's red flag law. The other lawsuit alleges that Club Q's owner,