The ruling allows the state to resume enforcing a 3-day waiting period while a lawsuit brought by a gun buyer, three dealers and a training center continues.
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Maine Resiliency Center moves in Lewiston: ‘No one should be suffering in silence’
Officials at the center, formed in the wake of the 2023 mass shooting, say they’ve helped more than 900 individuals.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine’s new red flag gun law takes effect this weekend
The law, which gun safety advocates pushed for following the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, will make it easier to temporarily remove weapons from people who pose a risk to themselves or others.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Hundreds gather in Lewiston to remember 2023 mass shooting: ‘Like it happened yesterday’
No matter how big the crowd got, it still seemed like everyone there had a personal connection to the tragedy of Oct. 25, 2023.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Bowling, billiard balls become art in honor of Lewiston shooting victims
The items were recovered from the 2 locations of the mass shooting, which took place two years ago Saturday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Art exhibit honors Maine’s Deaf community, victims of Lewiston shootings
The curators wanted to create a place for healing as the 2-year anniversary of the tragedy approaches.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
I was executive director of the Lewiston Commission. Here’s why I’m voting ‘Yes’ on Question 2. | Opinion
Maine’s yellow flag law was a bold experiment — an experiment that failed.
Posted inMaine, News
Review prompted by Lewiston mass shooting shows gaps in how military reports violent threats
Attorneys representing the victims of the 2023 shooting called the report ‘earth-shattering.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston mass shooting survivors, families sue over Army’s failure to prevent mass shooting
More than 100 victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting had filed a notice of claims against the federal government last fall and are now suing in U.S. District Court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Guns taken through Maine’s yellow flag law? It might depend on where you live.
Use of the state’s law to intervene in gun violence varies greatly between counties and their police departments. But it’s unclear why.