Former state Rep. Jeff Pierce (recently pardoned by outgoing Gov. Paul LePage for a 1983 felony drug-trafficking conviction) has told Maine Public Radio that he did not know it was unlawful for a convicted felon to hunt in Maine.

The question then becomes: Did he buy a hunting license? Every time I’ve bought a license over the years, I had to sign a statement under penalty of a Class D crime. It read: “I am not a convicted felon; or if I am a felon, I have a permit to carry a firearm.”

Jake Morrel

Portland


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