Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court will take up the fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
At issue is a federal regulation that changed the definition of a firearm to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
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Posted inNation & World
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the U.S.
Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone.
Posted inLocal & State
Parts of firearms sent to be destroyed are instead being resold as gun kits
Maine law enforcement agencies say they were unaware of the practice and will review their methods of disposing seized and surrendered weapons.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine agency cancels assault rifle class after complaints
A spokesman for the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife said a class about cleaning and maintaining an AR firearm was abruptly canceled after complaints that it was inappropriate in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Judge again orders arrest of owner of former firearms training center in Vermont
A warrant for the arrest of Daniel Banyai, who built a large firing range without permits, was first issued in July, but it expired with no action taken.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Supreme Court orders makers of gun parts to comply with Biden rules on ghost guns
The regulation changed the definition of a firearm under federal law to include unfinished parts, like the frame of a handgun or the receiver of a long gun, so they can be tracked more easily.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Safety in our communities shouldn’t feel so tenuous
Tasked with balancing public safety against personal freedom, how often do we get it wrong?
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Windham rifle manufacturer created by Bushmaster founder goes out of business
Windham Weaponry was created by Richard Dyke in 2011 after he sold Bushmaster to new owners who decided to move manufacturing out of Maine.
Posted inLocal & State
Gun manufacturer responds to lawsuit alleging one of its guns is unsafe, prone to misfiring
Sig Sauer denied all allegations made by a Somerset County Sheriff’s deputy who sued them in July, alleging he was injured by a defective handgun the company has vigorously marketed to law enforcement agencies.