gun control
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PublishedApril 23, 2024
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.
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PublishedApril 18, 2024
Two shootings, 2 different responses – Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
Maine lawmakers have passed a wide-ranging package of gun restrictions, while Iowa is set to allow teachers and staff to carry guns on school property.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks
The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be sold every year by unlicensed dealers who do not perform background checks. Gun rights groups are expected to fight it in court.
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Divided committee supports red flag bill, but prospects uncertain
After a work session that stretched for more than 8 hours, Judiciary Committee members voted 6-5 late Tuesday in support of an amended version of L.D. 2283.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Washington County lagging behind rest of Maine in use of yellow flag law
A compilation of data by The Maine Monitor found that the county has filed just a single yellow flag order since the law passed nearly 4 years ago.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Divided committee supports study of program to voluntarily waive gun rights
The Legislature's Judiciary Committee tabled three other gun-related bills during a work session Thursday and will take them up again at a later date.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Our View: Sharpened focus on mental health will improve gun laws
Testimony before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee last week rightly focused the superiority of the red flag law and the imperative to reduce the state suicide rate.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Four months after Lewiston mass shooting, pressure builds for long-sought gun safety reforms
But Maine defenders of traditional gun rights also turned out in force at last week's hearings, and it's unclear if the support to enact changes will be sustained.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2024
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the U.S.
Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
Spending bill would ease access to guns for some veterans declared mentally incapable
Veterans whom the government declares incapable of managing their own affairs would have easier access to firearms under spending legislation expected to be signed by President Joe Biden in the coming days
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