Lawmakers heard proposals for banning bump stocks and other rapid-fire devices, prohibiting untraceable ‘ghost guns’ and easing Maine’s concealed carry law.
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Judge denies AG’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour law on gun purchases pending appeal
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general’s call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases while waiting for a federal appeals court to take up the case.
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Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
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State asks judge to deny request for pause of Maine’s new gun waiting period
A group of firearms advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the 3-day waiting period in November, arguing that the new law violates the U.S. Constitution.
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Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 4: ‘They controlled it all’
Episode 4 examines the history and politics of guns and hunting in Maine, the state’s unique ‘yellow flag’ gun laws and its powerful gun lobby, which shaped state officials’ response to the Lewiston shooting.
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Gun safety advocates credit Maine for post-Lewiston reforms
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence upgraded its assessment of Maine’s gun laws from a D-minus to a C-plus based on laws passed this year, while also calling for more action.
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Our View: Challenge to gun sale waiting period puts lawmakers’ seriousness to the test
Yes, we all saw this coming. That doesn’t make it any less vexing.
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Gun rights advocates file lawsuit challenging 72-hour waiting period
Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases was expected to face a court challenge similar to those playing out in other states.
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Records show a conflicted Gov. Mills under pressure over fate of gun waiting period
Emails and internal records shed new light on the pressure Gov. Janet Mills faced as she came to a decision not to veto the 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases.
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How Maine’s novel ‘yellow flag’ law endured after the Lewiston mass shooting
Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.