gun control

Published
June 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.
Published
June 7, 2022

Uvalde school massacre prompts Brunswick Junior High gun violence protest

Tuesday's walk-out drew a rebuke from a Republican running for the state Legislature, who claimed the demonstration was partisan politicking.
Published
June 7, 2022

Through My Lens: The conversation about gun violence should begin at home
Published
June 6, 2022

More women than ever own guns. Could that change gun laws?

Some experts speculate that if more women continue to become gun owners, it could have a 'huge impact' on what the gun rights platform will look like.
Published
June 2, 2022

Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to Biden’s speech

Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins call for common-sense proposals, and Rep. Chellie Pingree says it is time to push partisanship aside to stem gun violence.
Published
June 1, 2022

Recent massacres prompt debate on purchase age for AR-style rifles

The gunmen in 2 of the nation’s most recent mass shootings, in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, legally bought the semi-automatic rifles they used in the killings after they turned 18.
Published
May 30, 2022

Biden sees chance of ‘rational’ Republican approach on guns

There may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting, he says.
Published
May 29, 2022

Uvalde tells President Biden to ‘do something’; he pledges, ‘We will’

His visit to Texas was his second trip in as many weeks to console a community mourning a staggering loss after a shooting.
Published
May 28, 2022

As U.S. mourns, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

Republicans and Democrats agree there is little chance that legislation tightening gun laws will be passed by a narrowly divided Congress.
Published
May 28, 2022

Maine Voices: Laws reducing the number of guns in our communities work – if we pass them

We don’t hear about the massacres that were prevented because Connecticut passed strict laws after Newtown. Here’s one example.