Can temporary restraining orders involve firearm surrender?

• A. Yes, always
• B. No, only in limited cases
• C. No, only injunctions (hearing after a TRO)
• D. TROs require firearm surrender if the person is a prohibited possessor

Answer: (C)

Temporary restraining orders protect someone quickly without a full evidentiary hearing. Because they’re issued on an emergency basis, TROs are limited in what they can order and generally don’t impose long-term gun restrictions. Firearm surrender is typically addressed later, in an injunction issued after a hearing where the court has more information to weigh safety against rights. So firearm surrender is not part of the TRO itself; it comes with the injunction that follows the TRO’s hearing. This is why the correct understanding is that firearm surrender occurs in injunctions after a TRO, not in the TRO.