In response to “Yarmouth mulls gun collection event” (April 12, Page B1), I wish to inform readers of a new program being promoted by the Newtown (Connecticut) Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit that was organized following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The foundation’s Swords to Plowshares program procures guns that have been taken […]
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Sportsmen’s club files lawsuit over Vermont gun restrictions
The group says high-capacity magazines are often used for competitive sport shooting.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Judge sets $100,000 bail for teen accused in Vermont school shooting plot
The arrest of Jack Sawyer, 18, led lawmakers to raise the age to buy firearms, ban high-capacity magazines and make it easier to take guns from people who pose a threat.
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Divided legislative panel endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill for Maine
The Judiciary Committee votes 7-4 in favor of a measure that would allow a judge to order individuals to temporarily surrender their firearms if they are deemed to pose a threat.
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Legislative panel divided on ‘red flag’ gun bill
Some Democrats on the Judiciary Committee want to move ahead with the proposal, but others lean toward establishing a blue ribbon commission.
Posted inLocal & State
In Augusta, 2nd Amendment supporters to rally in gun-free zone
State rules prohibit carrying firearms on state-owned and controlled property in the capital, a message that got muddied Thursday as national organizers encouraged people to bring unloaded firearms to rallies in other states.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Pro-gun rallies planned, including in Maine, and participants are urged to bring rifles
Maine rally organizer Dave Gulya said he expects 500 to 1,500 people, but in Augusta the area around the State House is a gun-free zone.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Constitution leaves room for ban on assault-style weapons
The Second Amendment cements a right to bear arms, but it leaves plenty of room to argue over what that means in practical terms.