Question 3: Initiative’s advocates say a lack of background checks on private sales fuels illicit trafficking.
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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.
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Posted in2016 Election, Local & State, News, Politics
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.
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Maine Voices: By opposing Question 3, LePage wouldn’t disarm domestic abusers
The governor seems to be forgoing his genuine concern for victims in favor of the gun lobby.
Posted inElections, Politics
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.
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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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
At rally, Gabby Giffords urges Mainers to ‘be courageous’ on gun background checks
The former Arizona congresswoman, a shooting victim who became a national figure in the debate over gun control, appears in Portland to support Question 3 on the November ballot.
Posted inNews, Politics
Wardens raise concerns about gun-sales background check proposal
The Maine Warden Service says ballot Question 3 could be difficult or impossible to enforce, as supporters and opponents launch ads and announce endorsements.
Posted inElections, Local & State
Maine’s booming private gun market at heart of ballot question
Question 3 supporters say regulating private gun sales will keep weapons out of the hands of criminals, but critics dismiss it as an ineffective, ‘feel-good’ measure.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 3 to close Maine gun sales loophole
Important public safety protections should be in place all the time.