gun control
-
PublishedApril 20, 2018
North Yarmouth Academy students walk out of school to protest gun violence
The student-led walkout in Yarmouth was part of a nationwide effort held on the 19th anniversary of the fatal Columbine High School shootings.
-
PublishedApril 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Military-style weapons are only to kill people
I’ve been a gun owner since age 11, when my father bought me a .22-caliber rifle. Recently, there was a countrywide march of gun owners, protesting possible restrictions on having guns. Congratulations for standing up for your rights. However, the right to own guns is not being threatened. During the 232 years of our country, […]
-
PublishedApril 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Newtown Foundation turns guns into tools
In response to “Yarmouth mulls gun collection event” (April 12, Page B1), I wish to inform readers of a new program being promoted by the Newtown (Connecticut) Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit that was organized following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The foundation’s Swords to Plowshares program procures guns that have been taken […]
-
PublishedApril 19, 2018
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
-
PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
-
PublishedApril 18, 2018
Sportsmen’s club files lawsuit over Vermont gun restrictions
The group says high-capacity magazines are often used for competitive sport shooting.
-
PublishedApril 18, 2018
Judge sets $100,000 bail for teen accused in Vermont school shooting plot
The arrest of Jack Sawyer, 18, led lawmakers to raise the age to buy firearms, ban high-capacity magazines and make it easier to take guns from people who pose a threat.
-
PublishedApril 17, 2018
Divided legislative panel endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill for Maine
The Judiciary Committee votes 7-4 in favor of a measure that would allow a judge to order individuals to temporarily surrender their firearms if they are deemed to pose a threat.
-
PublishedApril 13, 2018
Legislative panel divided on ‘red flag’ gun bill
Some Democrats on the Judiciary Committee want to move ahead with the proposal, but others lean toward establishing a blue ribbon commission.
-
PublishedApril 13, 2018
In Augusta, 2nd Amendment supporters to rally in gun-free zone
State rules prohibit carrying firearms on state-owned and controlled property in the capital, a message that got muddied Thursday as national organizers encouraged people to bring unloaded firearms to rallies in other states.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- …
- 37
- Next Page →