Testimony before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee last week rightly focused the superiority of the red flag law and the imperative to reduce the state suicide rate.
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Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked nearly once a day since Lewiston mass shooting
Before the tragic events of Oct. 25, the process to take guns away from those who pose a threat had been used infrequently. Some say reforms could make the law stronger.
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Portland standoff with yellow-flagged subject ends when police find body inside condo
Robots and a K9 unit helped to search and secure the townhouse after police heard a gunshot when they tried to serve court papers.
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Six police departments, including Portland, have used Maine’s yellow flag law for the first time since Lewiston shootings
Law enforcement agencies used the law to remove guns from a person 36 times since the Lewiston shootings last month, marking a significant increase over the previous 10 months.