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Published
September 22, 2022

Jared Golden earns support from gun rights advocates

In 2nd District race, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine gives Golden an A+ and challenger Bruce Poliquin an A.
Published
July 29, 2022

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

Almost all Republicans voted against the bill, which passed 217-213. Maine Rep. Jared Golden was among the few Democrats who voted no.
Published
July 27, 2022

Gun makers have sold AR-15-style guns as a sign of manhood as shootings rise

The industry has taken in more than $1 billion from selling the weapons, which have been used in mass shootings, over the last decade.
Published
July 2, 2022

Replica gun triggers police response in downtown Portland

A pellet rifle styled to look like an assault weapon was confiscated from a 10-year-old Saturday after witnesses reported a group firing the gun on Congress Street.
Published
June 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Beware excess moderation on guns

Even Aristotle, who taught 'everything in moderation,' understood that outrage can be more virtuous than a lack of human feeling.

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Published
June 11, 2022

‘It’s hard to give it up, but I don’t want it to get into the wrong hands,’ says gun owner at Waterville’s ‘gun giveback’ event

The Waterville Police Department teamed up with the Maine Gun Safety Coalition on Saturday to accept firearms and ammunition from people who wanted to safely dispose of them.
Published
June 10, 2022

Maine Voices: America’s gun laws contribute to bloodshed abroad

Gun ownership is tightly restricted in Mexico, but guns smuggled across the border from the U.S. make crime there more deadly.
Published
June 4, 2022

Uvalde victim’s family, staffer signal possible legal action against gunmaker

Gunmaker Daniel Defense has come under scrutiny in the days since Salvador Ramos, 18, used a DDM4 rifle to unload hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the worst shooting at an American school in nearly a decade.
Published
May 31, 2022

Portland police investigate Memorial Day shootings

Weapons were discharged Monday night at 3 separate locations in Portland within the span of 90 minutes.
Published
May 27, 2022

Police waited as children inside Texas school called 911 begging for help

The commander at the scene in Uvalde believed that 18-year-old gunman was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms at Robb Elementary School and that children were no longer at risk.