We can do more to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.
Ed Tolan, Falmouth chief of police and president of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, has said that “it’s indisputable that background checks work” and that “the federal law that requires background checks to be conducted on gun sales at licensed firearms dealers … has stopped more than 5,500 gun sales to dangerous people in Maine” since 1998.
Under existing Maine law, background checks are not required for private-party firearm sales at gun shows, through a classified ad or online.
Question 3 fixes these loopholes by requiring a background check on all gun sales, with reasonable exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions and shooting range activities.
Please vote “yes” on Question 3 on Nov. 8. It might just save the life of a friend or family member.
Roy Hitchings
Camden
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