Some companies take a stand on gun control in the absence of action by lawmakers, but critics say politics shouldn’t be crossing over into business.
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Mainers seek lessons from high-profile recall efforts
Ugly fights in Waterville and Scarborough spur discussions of when is the right time to seek a recall.
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NRA gives ‘A’ grades to Republicans, flunks Democrats in Maine governor’s race
The influential gun rights group has issued new ratings just a week before the June 12 primaries in a state with a long tradition of gun ownership.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: School violence tells us this is not the way education should be
We would not have these shootings if we reformed education according to our founding principles.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Inaction on gun laws boils down to three not-so-simple words
Before the U.S. can join the ranks of more sensible nations with less crime, we must admit, ‘I was wrong.’
Posted inNation & World
Oliver North named new president of National Rifle Association
North, a central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal in the 1980s, gives the gun lobby some needed star power.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump embraces NRA agenda in campaign-style speech to members
Although a Florida high school massacre led the president to flirt briefly with gun restrictions, on Friday he allied himself with the group that spent more money on his behalf than did any outside group in 2016.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Seven governors announce regional gun violence consortium
Six East Coast states and Puerto Rico aim to make progress on gun control policy where the federal government has faltered.
Posted inNation & World, News
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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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.