Supporters said police must be allowed to temporarily confiscate guns from dangerous people, but opponents decried it as a gun grab that would violate Mainers’ rights.
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Sen. Millett: Maine families, law enforcement need tool to help people in crisis
L.D. 1312 would help ensure that those at risk don’t do harm, while still protecting their rights as gun owners.
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Commentary: Protect the lives of Maine’s children – keep guns out of their hands
Using red flag protection orders and mandating waiting periods and safe storage could all help.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Gunmaker will ask Supreme Court to hear Sandy Hook appeal
The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting looks to reverse a ruling that reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit filed by victims’ relatives.
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Leonard Pitts: We’re all paying far too high a price for ‘gun rights’
The suicides of two Parkland survivors and a Newtown victim’s father show that firearm violence takes a toll long after the bullets stop flying.
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Book World: Why Parkland, a year later, is a story of hope
Author Dave Cullen focuses on the aftermath of the school shooting a year ago in Florida.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Red flag: More states pass seizure laws to solve gun problem
‘Parkland would never have happened if Florida had a red flag law,’ a parent says.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Lawyer says man accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ college is not a threat
Darren Lilly, of Bowdoinham, who is charged with terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, has been freed after posting bail.