Sens. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Will Republicans' rank hypocrisy hinder their rush to replace Ginsburg? Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Thursday to let a court temporarily block an individual seen as posing a risk to themselves or others from buying or owning a gun.

The legislation, known as the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Act, comes in wake of the deadly shooting of a high school in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead and re-energized a debate over gun control.

It would let law enforcement or family members get a court order to block the sale or ownership of a gun to an individual determined to be a risk to themselves or others.

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Graham said they are hoping to start a “national conversation” with the bill’s introduction.

“Senator Blumenthal and I disagree on many issues regarding the Second Amendment, but we strongly agree restricting access to firearms by those who pose an imminent danger to themselves or others is a strong step forward,” Graham said in a statement.

The court order could last for up two weeks. And under the legislation, the individual temporarily blocked from owning or buying a gun must get a court hearing within 72 hours of the protection order being issued to present their case.

Blumenthal added that the bill would help create a “red flag.”

"We know these laws work," he added during a press conference with Graham.

Florida Sens. Bill Nelson Clarence (Bill) William NelsonDemocrats sound alarm on possible election chaos Trump, facing trouble in Florida, goes all in NASA names DC headquarters after agency's first Black female engineer Mary W. Jackson MORE (D) and Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would incentivize states to pass the so-called “red flag” laws.

But Rubio appeared skeptical a bill could get the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate.

Five states already have so-called “red flag” legislation while more than a dozen other states are considering it.

The gun debate has largely stalled in Congress despite the outcry over the Floriday shooting.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerRepublican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year MORE (D-N.Y.) said this week that Democrats would try to force floor action after a March 24 gun control rally organized by students from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.