Letter to the editor: Gun background checks will prevent more tragedies

If Maine had background checks for those purchasing guns, my son might be alive today. He died at age 24 from a gunshot wound, and nothing will erase that tragedy or the suffering it caused. But voting “yes” on Question 3 on Nov. 8 could prevent future tragedies. We submit to background checks every time […]

If Maine had background checks for those purchasing guns, my son might be alive today.

He died at age 24 from a gunshot wound, and nothing will erase that tragedy or the suffering it caused. But voting “yes” on Question 3 on Nov. 8 could prevent future tragedies.

We submit to background checks every time a cop pulls us over in our cars. We can live with background checks on guns.

Steve Cartwright

Tenants Harbor

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