Officials are looking at whether to restrict hunting within 300 feet of city parks and trails.
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Bill Nemitz: Let’s take a better shot at enforcing existing gun laws, even for lawmakers
Maine issues hunting permits and maintains records of felony convictions. Why not cross-check them so a state legislator and others barred from possessing weapons can’t get away with ignoring the law?
Maine man, woman plead guilty to lying to federal firearms dealer
The pair, both from the Penobscot County town of Levant, face up to five years in prison.
Gun groups embrace Shawn Moody, but Janet Mills gets conflicting reviews
Mills, who holds more moderate views on guns than many Democrats, was rated an F by the NRA but earned an A- from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine.
Printed gun plans being sold despite court order
Cody Wilson, owner of Defense Distributed, was barred from posting the blueprints online but he says he believes the ruling allows him to sell the files.
Suspected Florida gunman had history of mental illness
David Katz was twice hospitalized in psychiatric units, according to his parents’ divorce filings.
Democrat Jared Golden backs retailers’ right to sell assault-style rifles
The candidate in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District won’t endorse other Democrats’ effort to persuade the Kittery Trading Post to stop selling the guns.
Three lawmakers ask Kittery Trading Post to stop selling assault-style rifles
The group says boycotts and protests are planned if the store doesn’t respond to their letter.
As corporate policies turn anti-gun, firearm industry recoils and seeks legal protection
Some companies take a stand on gun control in the absence of action by lawmakers, but critics say politics shouldn’t be crossing over into business.
NRA gives ‘A’ grades to Republicans, flunks Democrats in Maine governor’s race
The influential gun rights group has issued new ratings just a week before the June 12 primaries in a state with a long tradition of gun ownership.