Families of shooting victims sue sellers of ‘ghost guns’

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December 8, 2020

Families of shooting victims sue sellers of ‘ghost guns’

Two cases were brought by Brady United, the national nonprofit that advocates against gun violence, which said Monday that the suits are the first of their kind in the nation.
Published
October 9, 2020

Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court

Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys are fighting efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
Published
June 14, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Defunding police would help them, too

Stop requiring them to deal with every social problem and reinvest some of their budget where it would do more good.
Published
May 16, 2020

Bangor police investigate shooting involving people in 2 cars

They're looking for the occupants of two four-door sedans in connection with the incident Friday night at York and Essex streets.
Published
February 16, 2020

Maine Compass: Disrupting the ‘slaughter, mourn, repeat’ cycle of America’s infinite gun loop

Let's meet Mainer to Mainer and discuss how to move ahead on state firearm restrictions that would reduce the danger to our kids.
Published
January 27, 2020

Maine joins federal lawsuit concerning 3-D printed guns

The Maine Attorney General's Office has joined 19 other states in challenging the Trump administration's decision to allow the firearms to be regulated by the Department of Commerce rather than the State Department.
Published
December 31, 2019

Judge orders Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case

Jones is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
Published
December 21, 2019

New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapons ban

Owners also modify 2,700 firearms to make them legally compliant.
Published
December 6, 2019

Maine Compass: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive

Teachers are taking lessons, and they're on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.
Published
December 3, 2019

Gun background checks on pace to break record in 2019

On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks.