gun control
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PublishedApril 24, 2018
NRA receives record haul of donations in wake of Parkland shootings
The gun rights organization says it's Political Victory Fund raised $2.4 million in March, setting a 21st-century fundraising record for the group in the month after a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school.
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PublishedApril 23, 2018
Waffle House suspect’s guns had been seized, then returned
His firearms were taken from Travis Reinking, who has suffered from delusions since 2014, only after he showed up at the White House to try to talk to President Trump.
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PublishedApril 20, 2018
North Yarmouth Academy students walk out of school to protest gun violence
The student-led walkout in Yarmouth was part of a nationwide effort held on the 19th anniversary of the fatal Columbine High School shootings.
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PublishedApril 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Military-style weapons are only to kill people
I’ve been a gun owner since age 11, when my father bought me a .22-caliber rifle. Recently, there was a countrywide march of gun owners, protesting possible restrictions on having guns. Congratulations for standing up for your rights. However, the right to own guns is not being threatened. During the 232 years of our country, […]
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PublishedApril 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Newtown Foundation turns guns into tools
In response to “Yarmouth mulls gun collection event” (April 12, Page B1), I wish to inform readers of a new program being promoted by the Newtown (Connecticut) Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit that was organized following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The foundation’s Swords to Plowshares program procures guns that have been taken […]
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
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PublishedApril 19, 2018
From Medicaid expansion to pot sales, partisan stalemate in Augusta leaves key issues unresolved
A late-night impasse over adjournment has members of the 128th Maine Legislature vehemently blaming political opponents, with time running out and the fate of unfinished legislation unclear.
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PublishedApril 18, 2018
Sportsmen’s club files lawsuit over Vermont gun restrictions
The group says high-capacity magazines are often used for competitive sport shooting.
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PublishedApril 18, 2018
Judge sets $100,000 bail for teen accused in Vermont school shooting plot
The arrest of Jack Sawyer, 18, led lawmakers to raise the age to buy firearms, ban high-capacity magazines and make it easier to take guns from people who pose a threat.
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PublishedApril 17, 2018
Divided legislative panel endorses ‘red flag’ gun bill for Maine
The Judiciary Committee votes 7-4 in favor of a measure that would allow a judge to order individuals to temporarily surrender their firearms if they are deemed to pose a threat.
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