About 50 people met Saturday to call for restrictions on the sale of AR-style rifles in the wake of the Lewiston massacre – the nation’s deadliest mass shooting this year.
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King’s bill to regulate assault-style weapons supported by White House, criticized by NRA
Sen. Angus King, who coauthored the bill introduced Thursday, said, ‘Our goal is simple, to save lives in Maine, New Mexico and across the country.’
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UUCB to hold annual vigil to honor victims of gun violence
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick will hold its 11th annual vigil to honor victims and survivors of gun violence on Wednesday, Dec. 6. This event, part of what is now a national observance near the anniversary of the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, honors all victims of gun violence across the United States. […]
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Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
The shooting has rocked the local community and comes amid an increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities across the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas war began.
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Three young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the U.S. would be safer.
The Justice Department and Vermont authorities are still investigating whether Saturday’s shooting was a hate crime.
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Maine man pleads guilty to threatening shooting at New Hampshire school
Kyle Hendrickson was accused of posting a video with a gun outside Portsmouth High School in which he threatened to ‘shoot up the school.’
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Vermont man pleads not guilty in shooting of 3 college students of Palestinian descent
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday the Justice Department is investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime.
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Most police departments in Maine have never invoked yellow flag law
Portland calls the measure ‘cumbersome,’ but gun reform advocates hope to streamline the safety net allowing police to take firearms from people considered to be a threat.
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How a Maine businessman made the AR-15 into America’s best-selling rifle
Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
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Slain New Hampshire security guard honored at candlelight vigil
Bradley Haas was shot to death Friday afternoon in the lobby of the state psychiatric hospital and the gunman was then shot and killed by a state trooper assigned to the hospital.