gun laws
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PublishedDecember 21, 2023
New bill on background checks for gun purchases emerges in wake of Lewiston shootings
Legislative leaders are considering new bill requests for the session that starts Jan. 3, including a background checks proposal from House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross that's similar to one that failed in the Maine Senate earlier this year.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
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.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
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.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Some Midcoast lawmakers support assault weapons ban in response to Lewiston mass shooting
Gov. Janet Mills has reached out to lawmakers about possible gun control measures after the Lewiston mass shooting.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Lewiston shootings inspire wave of legislation
A list of after-deadline bill requests for the upcoming session includes more than a half-dozen proposals, from tightening gun safety laws to discouraging gun-free zones.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2023
Why this survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to a 1994 law prohibiting people facing domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2023
Mainers rally in Augusta for stricter gun laws
Maine’s gun laws are currently under a national microscope, with questions about how Robert Card, who had been treated for mental illness, was allowed to purchase assault weapons.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to review ‘bump stock’ ban in new gun case
The justices are already considering the constitutionality of a federal law that bars firearms possession by people who are subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2023
This is one loophole in efforts to block gun sales to the mentally ill
Analysis: In the 25 years since the federal background check system was implemented, about 77,000 applications for firearms purchases were denied because the applicant had an 'adjudicated mental health' issue.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Auburn man denies federal gun charges
Anthony Jones is accused of making three so-called "strawman" purchases of guns from licensed dealers on behalf of other people.
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