Why mix firearms and the 18-to-20 age group already plagued by stresses, depression, suicide and substance abuse?
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Posted inNews, Politics
Sununu signs law making it legal to carry concealed guns without a license in N.H.
New Hampshire’s old law said anyone who wanted to carry their gun concealed had to apply for a license with local police or selectmen who would decide if they were “suitable” for one.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Swanville man gets time served for illegal guns
John T. Hines spent 10 months in prison for pleading guilty to unlawful possession of firearms.
Posted inMaine, News
M.D. Harmon remembered for strong opinions and commitment to his community
The conservative columnist, who died in a shooting at his home Wednesday, had recently become an ordained priest.
Posted inMaine
Maine looking for volunteers to monitor shooting range
The state needs help at the Major Gregory Sanborn Wildlife Management Area range in Fryeburg.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Existing laws won’t stem felons’ gun purchases
The rejection of Question 3 is more evidence of Mainers’ reluctance to help keep firearms away from people like the gunman in last weekend’s shootings.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘You don’t need a gun to try on a pair of jeans,’ Levi’s CEO says
Chip Bergh asks customers not to carry arms into stores after one inadvertently fired, injuring its carrier.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Rural Maine, sportsmen flex voting muscles to shoot down background checks
Question 3 was overwhelmingly popular in parts of southern and midcoast Maine but failed in western, central, northern and Down East towns.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Requirement for background checks when lending guns used to target Question 3
Critics call mandatory checks for non-family transfers a fatal flaw in the ballot measure, but supporters say it avoids a dangerous loophole in the law.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Stolen handgun recovered from Sanford pawn shop, 2 charged
The 9 mm semiautomatic Smith & Wesson was reported stolen Aug. 23.