Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
As the Supreme Court considers federal ghost gun rules, legal experts say Maine should get on board
Maine law enforcement and legal experts agree that sellers of untraceable firearms should be federally licensed – a topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
4 key issues that could decide the 2nd District race, and control of Congress
Guns, abortion, taxes and inflation top the list of key issues in the race for Congress.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Referendum allows people to decide ‘red flag’ issue
When the Legislature convened last January, there was one overriding priority: to prevent, if possible, a repetition of the horrendous events of last Oct. 25, when 18 Maine citizens were massacred by a disturbed gunman at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston. There was some progress toward containing gun violence. A 72-hour waiting […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Life After Artie: Lewiston shooting victim’s father finds purpose in gun reform
Before his son was killed in the massacre last fall, Arthur Barnard hadn’t voted in decades, flown on a plane or met with U.S. senators. All of that has changed.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Dozens of new Maine laws just took effect. Here’s what you need to know.
A 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases, a ban on unauthorized paramilitary activity and legal protections for abortion providers are among the new laws going on the books Friday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
At Augusta gun show, dealers criticize waiting period law that goes into effect next month
Organizers of the show, believed to be the last before a new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases goes into effect in August, said proceeds would go toward funding a legal challenge of the law.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Last Maine gun show before waiting period law takes effect will raise money for court challenge
Proceeds from the gun show this weekend in Augusta will be donated to an effort to overturn a new 72-hour waiting period through the courts.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.
The high court didn’t clarify how far back in American history judges must go to justify allowing firearms regulations. That leaves other major gun laws vulnerable at a time when the U.S. surgeon general has declared gun violence a public health crisis.
Posted inNation & World, News
More than 500 people have been charged under the gun safety law Biden signed
Enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.
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