gun laws

Published
March 31, 2023

Commentary: The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial

The NRA’s biggest achievement has been defining the ownership of firearms as a distinctive form of social identity.
Published
March 30, 2023

Canada highlights border failures after Maine guns were used in 2020 mass shooting

Three of the guns used in Canada's deadliest mass shooting came from Maine. A commission studying the shooting said border officials failed to communicate their concerns about the suspect.
Published
March 1, 2023

Maine Voices: Let’s show students that we take school, gun safety seriously

Under L.D. 405, a hoax call would be a felony if it results in an evacuation or a lockdown, while L.D. 168 would require background checks for private gun sales.
Published
February 17, 2023

Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home

A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man's hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff's officials said.
Published
February 15, 2023

Five students remain in critical condition as Michigan State debates guns

Activities at the university were halted Monday night, but that did not quell discussion of how best to secure the campus – by measures to limit guns or ones to extend their use.
Published
February 15, 2023

White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo supermarket massacre

His victims at the Tops market included a church deacon, the grocery store's guard, a neighborhood activist, a man shopping for a birthday cake, a grandmother of 9 and the mother of a former Buffalo fire commissioner.
Published
February 7, 2023

Illinois gun-ban incites lawsuits at a rate of 1 every 4 days

The ban on dozens of semiautomatic rifles and handguns took effect immediately, but enforcement is under scrutiny after a state court endorsed a temporary restraining order in a case led by a gun dealer.
Published
December 20, 2022

Maine Voices: A sensible gun permit law exists for hunting in Maine. It’s time we expand that.

A ‘homegrown’ prohibition that fits with Maine’s culture and laws can provide us meaningful protection against gun violence.
Published
December 15, 2022

Saco parents sue Vermont homeowner over 3-year-old son’s accidental shooting death

The family of Peter Bunce, 3, allege that Rebecca Post was reckless and negligent when she failed to inform them that she had loaded, unsecured guns in her home.
Published
December 14, 2022

Maine Voices: Gun violence is neither far off nor impossible in our state

The Sandy Hook shootings made me realize that if I wanted gun violence to end, I couldn’t wait around for others to end it.