gun control
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Maine Voices: Lawmakers should ban assault-style weapons
The common factor in all mass shootings is not mental illness but access to guns, a child psychiatrist writes.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Tentative Senate gun deal has surprises, and loose ends
The plan reflects election-year pressure to act, which both parties feel after mass shootings in May killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York, and 21 more in Uvalde, Texas.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine's senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, 'I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.'
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Don’t expect Maine to join the gun control debate, especially in an election year
The state has a high rate of gun ownership, driven primarily by hunters, and past efforts to restrict firearms and hunting have only motivated gun rights supporters to turn out to vote.
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PublishedJune 11, 2022
Protesters gather in Portland to speak out against gun violence and demand legislation
Organizers and participants at Saturday's March for Our Lives said they are tired of gun violence and mass shootings unfolding around the country, and called on Congress to act.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation's governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety.
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PublishedJune 10, 2022
March for Our Lives returns with a renewed gun control push
About 50,000 participants are predicted to turn out in the District of Columbia Saturday for the second March For Our Lives rally.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
Maine Gun Safety Coalition to hold gun giveback at multiple locations
At the Saturday event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can drop off guns and ammunition and gun owners can get safe storage devices.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed
The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
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PublishedJune 7, 2022
Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’
The House Oversight Committee is expected to hear from more families, including Uvalde student Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in her dead classmate’s blood and played dead during the shooting.
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