gun laws
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Life After Artie: Lewiston shooting victim’s father finds purpose in gun reform
Before his son was killed in the massacre last fall, Arthur Barnard hadn't voted in decades, flown on a plane or met with U.S. senators. All of that has changed.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2024
Dozens of new Maine laws just took effect. Here’s what you need to know.
A 72-hour waiting period on firearms purchases, a ban on unauthorized paramilitary activity and legal protections for abortion providers are among the new laws going on the books Friday.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2024
At Augusta gun show, dealers criticize waiting period law that goes into effect next month
Organizers of the show, believed to be the last before a new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases goes into effect in August, said proceeds would go toward funding a legal challenge of the law.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
Last Maine gun show before waiting period law takes effect will raise money for court challenge
Proceeds from the gun show this weekend in Augusta will be donated to an effort to overturn a new 72-hour waiting period through the courts.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.
The high court didn’t clarify how far back in American history judges must go to justify allowing firearms regulations. That leaves other major gun laws vulnerable at a time when the U.S. surgeon general has declared gun violence a public health crisis.
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PublishedJune 25, 2024
More than 500 people have been charged under the gun safety law Biden signed
Enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.
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PublishedJune 14, 2024
Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks, used in nation’s deadliest mass shooting
Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a state-level ban on bump stocks earlier this year, one of several gun law reforms passed in the wake of the October mass shooting in Lewiston.
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PublishedMay 5, 2024
Our View: On gun safety, Gov. Mills fell short
By vetoing a ban on bump stocks and opting not to support the 72-hour waiting period, the governor let Mainers down.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Kittery Trading Post threatens to move firearms sales to New Hampshire over new gun law
The outdoor sports retailer said the law will have 'irreversible consequences' for its business, which relies heavily on tourism.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
In a historic legislative session, some big reforms for Maine still fell short
Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.
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