AUGUSTA — People convicted of violent crimes or those that involved a gun are generally barred from possessing a firearm ever again. But there’s an exception. Partly because the federal government doesn’t recognize as a firearm a muzzle-loading gun — the type of weapon soldiers used during the Revolutionary War. Maine allows those generally prohibited […]
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College leaders testify against campus firearms bill
AUGUSTA (AP) — Higher education leaders say campuses would be less safe if lawmakers pass a Maine Republican’s campus carry bill. The bill wouldn’t let public universities, community colleges and Maine Maritime Academy regulate possession of handguns on their campuses. Maine allows concealed carry without a permit for those over 21 years old and has […]
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Legislative hearing explores allowing guns on college campuses
AUGUSTA — Higher education leaders say campuses would be less safe if lawmakers pass a Maine Republican’s campus carry bill. The bill wouldn’t let public universities, community colleges and Maine Maritime Academy regulate possession of handguns on their campuses. Maine allows concealed carry without a permit for those over 21 years old and has exceptions […]
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Bill would allow lawsuits if gun prohibition misfires
AUGUSTA — Convinced that people would be safer if more folks were packing heat most everywhere they go, some lawmakers are trying to make it tough for businesses to prohibit guns on their premises. A new proposal would mandate that property owners provide “for the safety and defense” of anyone they prohibit from carrying firearms […]
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Lots of opposition to Sen. Eric Brakey's bill to allow concealed carry for those 18 to 21
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers are trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on a measure that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed handguns. The age limit is 21. Sponsor Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, told colleagues that “questions of age are beside the point” because every law-abiding Mainer has a legal right to […]
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Gun different from chainsaw
So, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, thinks buying a gun is like “buying a chainsaw, which requires no permit” (Sun Journal, “Will concealed carry expand, Feb. 15)? Chainsaws are designed to cut wood and are, incidentally, quite dangerous, like lawnmowers, blenders and automobiles. Guns are designed for killing, whether animals or people, and to ignore that […]
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Sen. Eric Brakey seeks concealed carry for those 18 and older
AUGUSTA — Following up on his successful effort to get the Legislature to drop the requirement for a police permit to carry a concealed handgun in Maine, an Auburn lawmaker is seeking to extend the right to those 18 to 21. “We shouldn’t have to have training wheels,” Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, said. The existing […]
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Gov. LePage misinformed
Gov. Paul LePage has come out swinging against all of the referendum issues that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. Furthermore, he declared that Questions 1, 3 and 5 were unconstitutional. He went on to say that Question 3, concerning universal background checks, would also create a gun registry. Just where in the wording […]
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Question 3: Requiring more background checks has people up in arms
Do you want to require background checks prior to the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals not licensed as firearms dealers, with failure to do so punishable by law, and with some exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions, and shooting range activity? A controversial initiative on next month’s ballot would require criminal […]