gun control

Published
July 8, 2016

Gov. LePage, Maine’s senators, representatives react to latest acts of violence

The shooting deaths of five police officers in Dallas followed the deaths of two black men by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana
Published
July 8, 2016

Letter to the editor: Collins’ effort on gun control changes voter’s view of senator

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is considered by many to be the most bipartisan senator in Congress, but I have often doubted that. I thought she pretty much voted the party line even though she talks about compromise. I was pleased to see her lead this bipartisan effort toward gun restrictions for possible terrorists. Kudos to […]
Published
July 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: It’s not anti-gun to take issue with assault weapons

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics show that an average of 32,964 people are shot dead in the U.S. each year. Terrorism “accounts for a negligible share” of these deaths, according to FiveThirtyEight.com. So the overwhelming majority of gun deaths are caused by accident or criminal activity. Legally sold to anyone are guns including […]
Published
July 1, 2016

California governor signs six stringent gun bills, vetoes five others

Gov. Jerry Brown's action is seen as consistent with his mixed record on gun control.
Published
June 30, 2016

House to vote next week on Republican version of gun control

The measure is expected to resemble Republican legislation, backed by the National Rifle Association, that was rejected last week by the Senate.

Published
June 27, 2016

Our View: Use of terror no-fly list won’t cut gun deaths much

Congress should take a much broader approach to keeping firearms out of the wrong hands.
Published
June 24, 2016

Bipartisan group getting behind House gun bill

A House measure identical to a Senate compromise bill championed by Sen. Susan Collins is introduced.
Published
June 24, 2016

Poliquin keeps low profile in debate over gun control

Three of Maine's four members of Congress have been leading efforts to restrict firearms purchases by potential terrorists.
Published
June 23, 2016

Susan Collins’ gun-control bill passes Senate hurdle, but may not go further

The Maine senator's bill would block people on the no-fly list from getting guns, but allow for an appeal process.
Published
June 23, 2016

Lawmakers from Maine active as Congress spars over gun legislation

As Rep. Chellie Pingree and other Democrats end their 25-hour sit-in, Sen. Susan Collins' compromise weapons bill survives an initial vote.

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