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Maine Gun Safety Coalition

Published
November 11, 2024

Advocates say red flag gun safety petition got big boost on Election Day

The Gun Safety Coalition of Maine wants to make it easier for family members to petition a court to take firearms away from loved ones deemed a danger to themselves or others.
Published
July 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.
Published
April 30, 2024

Opponents of waiting period on gun purchases vow to challenge law in court

Critics of the new law hope to block it in court, saying it is unconstitutional. Supporters of the waiting period are confident it would be upheld.
Published
January 24, 2024

Opinion: Support bill to reduce mass shootings

Framing guns safety as a choice between gun rights and gun control is false.
Published
January 23, 2024

Opinion: Support bill to reduce mass shootings

Framing guns safety as a choice between gun rights and gun control is false.

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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.
Published
July 6, 2022

Medical professionals say gun violence a ‘public health concern’

Medical professionals and gun safety advocates say gun violence an "epidemic."
Published
June 11, 2022

‘It’s hard to give it up, but I don’t want it to get into the wrong hands,’ says gun owner at Waterville’s ‘gun giveback’ event

The Waterville Police Department teamed up with the Maine Gun Safety Coalition on Saturday to accept firearms and ammunition from people who wanted to safely dispose of them.
Published
June 9, 2022

Maine Gun Safety Coalition to hold gun giveback at multiple locations

At the Saturday event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can drop off guns and ammunition and gun owners can get safe storage devices.
Published
June 1, 2022

Waterville police, Maine Gun Safety Coalition to host ‘gun giveback’ day

People who have guns or ammunition they do not want may bring them to the Waterville Police Department and eight other law enforcement locations around the state June 11.