Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure, which would allow families and police to ask federal courts to remove firearms from people believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
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Gun suicides in Maine far outpace U.S. rate
A new state report says more than 85 percent of Maine’s firearm deaths in 2020 were suicides, a percentage well above the national average.
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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 […]
Posted inNation & World
Students of color push back on calls for police in schools
With Black students and other students of color, their personal experiences with policing can leave them feeling unsafe and alienated when they see officers on campus.
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More than 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say
Gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at a Catholic church just as worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday.
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3 dead, 11 wounded in Philadelphia shooting on busy street
Police say they witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd on Saturday just before midnight.
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Police: Tennessee shooting leads to 3 dead, 14 injured
Fourteen people were hit by gunfire in the incident near a nightclub early Sunday and three were hit by vehicles while trying to flee the scene, police said.
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Uvalde victim’s family, staffer signal possible legal action against gunmaker
Gunmaker Daniel Defense has come under scrutiny in the days since Salvador Ramos, 18, used a DDM4 rifle to unload hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the worst shooting at an American school in nearly a decade.
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Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
Already expected to be guidance counselors, social workers, surrogate parents and more to their students, teachers are sometimes called on to be protectors, too.
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Recent mass shootings expose divisions on guns in faith communities
The recent surge of mass shootings in America has led to debates in faith communities over what is “pro-life.”