Two cases were brought by Brady United, the national nonprofit that advocates against gun violence, which said Monday that the suits are the first of their kind in the nation.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
NRA reports alleged misspending by current and former executives to IRS
The assertion of impropriety comes four months after the attorney general of New York state filed a lawsuit accusing NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and other top officials of using NRA funds for decades to provide inflated salaries and expense accounts.
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Posted inNation & World
Teen charged in Kenosha shootings due back in Illinois court
Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys are fighting efforts to send him to Wisconsin to stand trial on homicide charges.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
March for Our Lives marches toward November with new campaign ad
The six-figure digital and television ad buy will air in key electoral battlegrounds: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas and Colorado.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
The gun that made a Wild West huckster a wealthy man
In the 19th century, Samuel Colt worked out the first reliable, mass-produced “repeating firearm.” By the time he died, his pistols were legion and legendary.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Karen’s got a gun, but she needs a book
Falsely equating racial justice uprisings with race war, some white Americans are losing their damn minds.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Defunding police would help them, too
Stop requiring them to deal with every social problem and reinvest some of their budget where it would do more good.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Bangor police investigate shooting involving people in 2 cars
They’re looking for the occupants of two four-door sedans in connection with the incident Friday night at York and Essex streets.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: COVID crisis should raise Mainers’ awareness of need to store guns safely
Securely storing firearms could lower the risk of domestic violence, suicide and accidental child gun deaths.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Disrupting the ‘slaughter, mourn, repeat’ cycle of America’s infinite gun loop
Let’s meet Mainer to Mainer and discuss how to move ahead on state firearm restrictions that would reduce the danger to our kids.