This law wouldn’t change Maine’s proud history of responsible gun ownership.
Oct 25 killings
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Sen. King unveils legislation to restrict deadliness of assault weapons
The Maine independent says the bill, which has been in the works for years, would ban high-capacity magazines among other things.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Six police departments, including Portland, have used Maine’s yellow flag law for the first time since Lewiston shootings
Law enforcement agencies used the law to remove guns from a person 36 times since the Lewiston shootings last month, marking a significant increase over the previous 10 months.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Community healing forums slated at Lewiston library
In response to the Oct. 25 mass shooting, the events are designed so ‘people in the community can talk together about what happened, process their feelings, and maybe start to do some healing.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Shooting victims, families eligible for free tuition at Maine’s public universities
As requested by Gov. Janet Mills, the University of Maine System will provide free tuition and establish a fund to support other post-secondary educational expenses.
Posted inLocal & State, News
The FBI set a standard for active shooter training. Ten years later, Maine still isn’t widely using it.
Ongoing training varies by department and agency, and not all departments use the program identified by the FBI as the national standard for active shooter trainings.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Most police departments in Maine have never invoked yellow flag law
Portland calls the measure ‘cumbersome,’ but gun reform advocates hope to streamline the safety net allowing police to take firearms from people considered to be a threat.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Signs of hope arise a month after Lewiston mass shooting
A man who saved children in a bowling league, shot seven times in his legs, walked back into the alley this week a hero.
Posted inLocal & State
Some families of Lewiston victims want role in commission investigating shootings
Arthur Barnard, whose son Arthur Strout was killed in the Oct. 25 rampage, wants to have a seat on the commission investigating the shootings. An attorney representing the family said other victims’ families also want to be involved.
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Some lawmakers reluctant to hand subpoena power to Lewiston shooting commission
Two top Republican senators expressed frustration with a lack of lawmaker involvement in the commission, though Democratic leaders said they generally support the request for subpoena powers.