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Question 3 2016

Published
November 10, 2016

Rural Maine, sportsmen flex voting muscles to shoot down background checks

Question 3 was overwhelmingly popular in parts of southern and midcoast Maine but failed in western, central, northern and Down East towns.
Published
November 8, 2016

Maine voters poised to put new laws on the books, but margins are narrow

The state stands to join others in legalizing marijuana and increasing the minimum wage and would stand alone in adopting ranked-choice voting.
Published
November 8, 2016

Proposed expansion of gun background checks defeated

The "Yes on 3" campaign conceded the race Wednesday morning after unofficial results showed 52 percent of Maine voters opposed requiring background checks on private gun sales, gun loans or other transfers.
Published
November 1, 2016

Requirement for background checks when lending guns used to target Question 3

Critics call mandatory checks for non-family transfers a fatal flaw in the ballot measure, but supporters say it avoids a dangerous loophole in the law.
Published
October 30, 2016

How Maine became a source of ‘crime guns’ in other states

Question 3: Initiative's advocates say a lack of background checks on private sales fuels illicit trafficking.

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Published
October 28, 2016

Millions pouring into campaigns for and against Maine ballot questions

Among the major donors seeking to influence voters are the National Education Association, the National Rifle Association and a Virginia health policy group.
Published
October 27, 2016

More gun-sale background checks acceptable, but Question 3 goes too far

The ballot measure would overregulate firearm transfers so that routine and harmless actions by sportsmen and women would be illegal.
Published
October 26, 2016

Question 3 backers say initiative will help keep guns away from domestic abusers

Family members and advocates for domestic violence victims say abusers can currently avoid background checks by buying guns on the private market.
Published
October 15, 2016

Individual donors pitching in on both sides of Maine’s gun referendum campaign

While organizations such as Everytown for Gun Safety and the NRA have provided most of the funding, smaller donors have contributed hundreds of thousands to the campaigns.
Published
October 15, 2016

Maine Voices: Background checks will make us a bit more secure, Sagadahoc County sheriff says

Question 3 won't usher in sweeping change, but it will keep some bad people from getting guns and make transfers safer.