Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, opened an investigation on Thursday into the recently announced National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center, Breitbart reported.

Last Saturday, the Justice Department announced an initial funding of $750 million for the center which aims to “provide our partners across the country with valuable resources to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. 

Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, addressed his letter to Cassandra Crifasi and Joshua Horwitz, co-founders of the John Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions in which he stated, “The Committee has serious concerns about the infringement on due process and Second Amendment rights that red flag or extreme risk protection order laws enable.”

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