Maine’s senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, ‘I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.’
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Don’t expect Maine to join the gun control debate, especially in an election year
The state has a high rate of gun ownership, driven primarily by hunters, and past efforts to restrict firearms and hunting have only motivated gun rights supporters to turn out to vote.
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Protesters gather in Portland to speak out against gun violence and demand legislation
Organizers and participants at Saturday’s March for Our Lives said they are tired of gun violence and mass shootings unfolding around the country, and called on Congress to act.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation’s governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety.
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March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
About 50,000 participants are predicted to turn out in the District of Columbia Saturday for the second March For Our Lives rally.
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Maine Gun Safety Coalition to hold gun giveback at multiple locations
At the Saturday event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can drop off guns and ammunition and gun owners can get safe storage devices.
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King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed
The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
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Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’
The House Oversight Committee is expected to hear from more families, including Uvalde student Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead during the shooting.
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Uvalde school massacre prompts Brunswick Junior High gun violence protest
Tuesday’s walk-out drew a rebuke from a Republican running for the state Legislature, who claimed the demonstration was partisan politicking.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Through My Lens: The conversation about gun violence should begin at home
It is time parents start talking to their kids about gun violence by using examples from parents in war-torn countries. I grew up during the civil war in Somalia. Weapons were everywhere – all kinds of them, easily available for young men like myself. Yet, guns were never allowed at home; we were not permitted […]