Maine law enforcement and legal experts agree that sellers of untraceable firearms should be federally licensed – a topic before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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4 key issues that could decide the 2nd District race, and control of Congress
Guns, abortion, taxes and inflation top the list of key issues in the race for Congress.
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Life After Artie: Lewiston shooting victim’s father finds purpose in gun reform
Before his son was killed in the massacre last fall, Arthur Barnard hadn’t voted in decades, flown on a plane or met with U.S. senators. All of that has changed.
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Dozens of new Maine laws just took effect. Here’s what you need to know.
A 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases, a ban on unauthorized paramilitary activity and legal protections for abortion providers are among the new laws going on the books Friday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
At Augusta gun show, dealers criticize waiting period law that goes into effect next month
Organizers of the show, believed to be the last before a new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases goes into effect in August, said proceeds would go toward funding a legal challenge of the law.
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Last Maine gun show before waiting period law takes effect will raise money for court challenge
Proceeds from the gun show this weekend in Augusta will be donated to an effort to overturn a new 72-hour waiting period through the courts.
Posted inNation & World, News
More than 500 people have been charged under the gun safety law Biden signed
Enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, used in nation’s deadliest mass shooting
Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a state-level ban on bump stocks earlier this year, one of several gun law reforms passed in the wake of the October mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: On gun safety, Gov. Mills fell short
By vetoing a ban on bump stocks and opting not to support the 72-hour waiting period, the governor let Mainers down.
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Kittery Trading Post threatens to move firearms sales to New Hampshire over new gun law
The outdoor sports retailer said the law will have ‘irreversible consequences’ for its business, which relies heavily on tourism.