The ban on dozens of semiautomatic rifles and handguns took effect immediately, but enforcement is under scrutiny after a state court endorsed a temporary restraining order in a case led by a gun dealer.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A sensible gun permit law exists for hunting in Maine. It’s time we expand that.
A ‘homegrown’ prohibition that fits with Maine’s culture and laws can provide us meaningful protection against gun violence.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Saco parents sue Vermont homeowner over 3-year-old son’s accidental shooting death
The family of Peter Bunce, 3, allege that Rebecca Post was reckless and negligent when she failed to inform them that she had loaded, unsecured guns in her home.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Gun violence is neither far off nor impossible in our state
The Sandy Hook shootings made me realize that if I wanted gun violence to end, I couldn’t wait around for others to end it.
Posted inNation & World
How Beto O’Rourke has evolved since saying ‘Hell, yes,’ he’d take your AR-15
The comment came about a month after the mass shooting that killed 23 people and injured dozens more in El Paso.
Posted inNation & World, News
New York to restrict gun carrying after Supreme Court ruling
New York City will begin posting signs proclaiming the iconic tourist destination Times Square as a ‘Gun Free Zone.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden defends FBI, promotes ban on assault-style weapons
‘It’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI, threatening the life of law enforcement and their families, for simply carrying out the law and doing their job,’ the president tells a crowd in Pennsylvania.
Posted inNation & World, News
In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse
Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Let’s get specific about guns and gun storage
A national campaign for access to safes and trigger locks shouldn’t wait until the next mass shooting.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Manufacturers of AR-style rifles would see 20% tax under proposed bill
The proposed legislation also includes a bill that would require each firearm manufacturer to create and implement a system to track and analyze crimes committed with firearms they have sold.