A solution to the gun crisis in this country can be found in the U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment states: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” This is a conditional statement, in that non-infringement […]
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L.L. Bean raises age to 21 to buy rifles, ammunition
L.L. Bean Inc. has joined a growing list of firearms dealers that say they no longer will sell guns and ammunition to customers under the age of 21. The Freeport-based retailer is following in the footsteps of other major gun sellers such as Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, both of which announced this week that […]
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Gun violence research necessary
The debate about how best to prevent mass shootings in schools is in full swing. It is fascinating to observe the impressive variety of concepts presented. As society tries to move forward on issues of gun control on one hand versus arming teachers on the other, it would be wise to keep a couple of […]
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Lewiston-Auburn area gun shops plan no further sales restrictions
UPDATE: L.L. Bean raises age to 21 to buy rifles LEWISTON — Three gun shops in the Twin Cities area said Thursday they have no plans to further restrict firearms sales despite new announcements that Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart will limit the minimum age of those who may buy long guns. In the wake of […]
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Gun rights and gun control advocates clash at the State House
AUGUSTA — Gun rights and gun control advocates clashed Thursday at the State House as the two groups brought countering messages to the Legislature. Advocates from the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, a group that supports stricter gun laws, and Gun Owners of Maine, a gun rights group, engaged in a brief shouting match in the […]
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Donald Trump says lawmakers too fearful of NRA to act on guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Putting fellow Republicans in the hot seat, President Donald Trump is calling for quick and substantial changes to the nation’s gun laws even as he criticizes lawmakers for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to act. Trump held a freewheeling, televised meeting with lawmakers at the White House that stretched […]
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Understanding the other side
There is an adage I remember from my childhood: Watch your thoughts for they become words; your words become actions; your actions become habits; your habits are your character. Regardless of any affiliations, people are obligated to denounce dangerous rhetoric when they see or hear it. The National Rifle Association is getting a lot of […]
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Stand up to the NRA
The front page of the Sun Journal on Feb. 22 had a lot to report: the death of the Rev. Billy Graham; the follow-up on the Parkland, Florida, massacre; a plan to save Mainers 10 cents on each bottle of wine or liquor … Wait, what? With apologies to the party animals, their woes are […]
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Middle America must lead on guns
America desperately needed a new kind of citizen leader to force political change. She found it in the students, parents and teachers scarred by the massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Watch how effective they’ve been at making the case for tighter gun laws. Watch how they’ve alarmed politicians under NRA control. Their power […]
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Taking all the guns?
School shooting … take the guns and it will never happen again? You’ll never get them all. The insane will not give them up, but neither will the criminals or terrorists. Schools? Not safer. Some law-abiding people will be criminalized and you might just unleash a civil war. On Oct. 29, 2009, a group including […]