They carry messages of reducing gun violence, eliminating bullying, enhancing mental health services and common-sense gun legislation.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mass shootings reverberate only at the cash register
A new single-day record for federal gun background checks shows our reluctance to regulate deadly weapons.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For gun owners, suicide prevention needs to be a collaborative effort
Why was the Maine Gun Safety Coalition’s director not allowed to give a speech on how the safe storage of firearms can prevent self-harm?
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Reliance on gun ownership stands in for developing one’s character
Our vast reliance on owning guns is undermining our ability to truly develop as people.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Instead of asking why a shooting happens, ask how we stop the next one
It’s time to admit that unregulated, unrestricted and uncontrolled guns are killing people.
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Maine Voices: It’s not a contradiction to own guns and also want sensible regulations
When it’s easier to purchase firearms than a box of Sudafed and mass shootings become common, it’s time for changes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: If now is not the time to talk about gun control, then when?
President Trump’s smokescreen about gun control is distracting us to death.
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Maine Voices: High-velocity guns only thread among most deadly mass killings
There is not a common denominator among all of America’s tragic massacres except high-powered weapons.
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Another View: Banning ‘bump stocks’ small fix for huge problem
Getting rid of the devices won’t be enough to make military-style weapons sufficiently safe.
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Commentary: Even popular gun control ideas can’t pass this Congress
Our minority-rules system favors rural states, so urban problems like gun violence can’t win.