But the state’s newly elected Democratic governor says she won’t support a universal background-check measure that voters have already rejected at the ballot box.
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Lauren LePage takes position as lobbyist for the NRA in 3 New England states
An attorney and political adviser, the daughter of outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage managed Shawn Moody’s campaign for governor this year.
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Violence in the schools
Students should be thanked for insisting that the public hears them when they say they wish to feel safe, while they try to study. It is their job. and they need to come to adulthood well prepared for the challenges they will meet. In addition, adults should want those students to be safe and do […]
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Students restoring pride in America
I love guns. I look at them the same way that some people look at paintings. I admire their craftsmanship and design. Things like a schnabel forend, twin barrels, or just the simplicity of a break-down single barrel merits my wonder and appreciation. It distresses me to see the mess the National Rifle Association has […]
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Keep America strong and free
I thank MSNBC. On Saturday, March 24, it showed the young people’s March For Our Lives with no commercial interruption. Those young people have strong and powerful voices and are not afraid to speak out. I look forward to seeing them someday take over the U.S. Congress and the presidency. One spoke of “coming together, […]
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Don't forget the human element
Don’t panic. Just remember, murder is against the law in America. Also, without the human element, lethal weapons never kill living creatures. Janet Kinney, Jay
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Student activists poisoning public gun debate
All you needed to know about student activist David Hogg’s speech at the “March for Our Lives” in Washington, D.C., over the weekend was that he affixed a price tag on the microphone to symbolize how much National Rifle Association money Sen. Marco Rubio took for the lives of students in Florida. The stunt wasn’t […]
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Address students' concerns
In a recent discussion with my 18-year-old granddaughter, she shared the experience of attending the March for Our Lives event in Portland and articulated her position on gun control in an informed and eloquent manner. She told me, “As I go to school every day, I think about what might happen if there was a […]
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Why don't elected officials care?
Up until the late 1960s, the National Rifle Association supported gun laws. Even today, the majority of NRA members are reasonable people who support background checks on gun sales. But NRA officials have become extremely combative, convincing some gun owners that the government will take their guns, while the NRA channel promotes guns and aggressive […]
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Cars are not built for killing
This is in response to Mary Jane Newell’s letter (March 25) titled, “No to gun control.” She states that drivers between the ages of 16 and 17 are nearly nine times more likely to have an accident than middle-aged drivers. There are more deaths from auto accidents than guns. Are those people being killed intentionally? […]