The fate of several gun safety bills remain in limbo after split committee votes, with legislators on both sides of the aisle accusing the opposition of being intransigent.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House
Amid a rise in mass shootings nationwide, Maine legislators consider how to keep the state’s students safe.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine woman accused of buying dozens of guns for California gang
Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cowardice keeps gun control contentious
Fear of basic compromise means even the most reasonable of legislation on firearms stands little chance in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial
The NRA’s biggest achievement has been defining the ownership of firearms as a distinctive form of social identity.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Canada highlights border failures after Maine guns were used in 2020 mass shooting
Three of the guns used in Canada’s deadliest mass shooting came from Maine. A commission studying the shooting said border officials failed to communicate their concerns about the suspect.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s show students that we take school, gun safety seriously
Under L.D. 405, a hoax call would be a felony if it results in an evacuation or a lockdown, while L.D. 168 would require background checks for private gun sales.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home
A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man’s hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff’s officials said.
Posted inNation & World, News
White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo supermarket massacre
His victims at the Tops market included a church deacon, the grocery store’s guard, a neighborhood activist, a man shopping for a birthday cake, a grandmother of 9 and the mother of a former Buffalo fire commissioner.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Illinois gun-ban incites lawsuits at a rate of 1 every 4 days
The ban on dozens of semiautomatic rifles and handguns took effect immediately, but enforcement is under scrutiny after a state court endorsed a temporary restraining order in a case led by a gun dealer.