gun laws
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PublishedMay 14, 2025
Data shows wide geographic disparity of yellow flag usage across Maine
Maine's extreme risk protection order is barely ever used in certain corners of the state, but police say it's not because they're reluctant to confiscate guns from dangerous people.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2025
Gun control debate returns to Maine State House as lawmakers take up new bills
Lawmakers heard proposals for banning bump stocks and other rapid-fire devices, prohibiting untraceable 'ghost guns' and easing Maine's concealed carry law.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2025
Judge denies AG’s request to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour law on gun purchases pending appeal
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker denied the attorney general's call to restore the waiting period for gun purchases while waiting for a federal appeals court to take up the case.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
State asks judge to deny request for pause of Maine’s new gun waiting period
A group of firearms advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the 3-day waiting period in November, arguing that the new law violates the U.S. Constitution.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2024
Breakdown: Turning anguish into action | Podcast Ep. 4: ‘They controlled it all’
Episode 4 examines the history and politics of guns and hunting in Maine, the state’s unique 'yellow flag' gun laws and its powerful gun lobby, which shaped state officials’ response to the Lewiston shooting.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2024
Gun safety advocates credit Maine for post-Lewiston reforms
The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence upgraded its assessment of Maine's gun laws from a D-minus to a C-plus based on laws passed this year, while also calling for more action.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2024
Our View: Challenge to gun sale waiting period puts lawmakers’ seriousness to the test
Yes, we all saw this coming. That doesn’t make it any less vexing.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2024
Gun rights advocates file lawsuit challenging 72-hour waiting period
Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases was expected to face a court challenge similar to those playing out in other states.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Records show a conflicted Gov. Mills under pressure over fate of gun waiting period
Emails and internal records shed new light on the pressure Gov. Janet Mills faced as she came to a decision not to veto the 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases.
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