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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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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Candidates for Maine governor weigh in on gun reform
AUGUSTA — As the national debate over mass shootings intensifies, candidates hoping to become Maine’s next governor fall largely along ideological lines – with some nuances and non-answers – on several oft-discussed policy responses to gun violence. Most Democratic candidates for governor support measures such as banning assault weapons and larger-capacity ammunition clips or requiring […]
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Fighting gun violence after shooting gives teens purpose
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Chris Grady was a theater kid counting down the days until he reported for duty in the U.S. Army this summer, when a gunman opened fire at his school. As he huddled in his classroom at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last Wednesday listening to shots ring out nearby, what he […]
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Together, we need to take action
Recently, this nation experienced yet another shooting on school premises. Seventeen young lives were snuffed out — 17 young people who will not attend a prom, go on another date, become Olympic athletes, be business or political leaders, become parents or spouses, lovers, or partners. It’s been said that now is not the time to […]
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Lewiston-Auburn superintendents oppose bill to allow guns on school property
Top school officials in Lewiston and Auburn say they oppose a proposed law that would allow firearms on school property in Maine. A bill to permit unloaded and locked guns on school grounds is before the Legislature’s education committee. Superintendents Bill Webster of Lewiston and Katherine Grondin of Auburn spoke against the bill at a […]
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What's wrong with this?
We defend our president … with guns. We defend our Congress … with guns. We defend our governors … with guns. We defend our banks … with guns. We defend our courts … with guns. Celebrities are protected … with guns. Athletes are protected … with guns. We defend our children with a sign: “This […]
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Harpswell man sentenced for stealing guns
A Harpswell man was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison for stealing guns from a Brunswick dealer. A judge in U.S. District Court in Portland sent Hyunkook Korsiak, 36, to federal prison for 52 months for theft of firearms from a federally licensed dealer. He pleaded to the charge in September. Korsiak […]
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Maine bill would allow unloaded guns to be carried in cars on school grounds
AUGUSTA — For the second year in a row, and one day after a deadly shooting at a Kentucky high school, Maine lawmakers will consider a bill that would allow people picking up or dropping off students at schools to have unloaded guns in the car. A public hearing on the bill will be held […]
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Pennsylvania: ‘They can have their guns or their marijuana, but not both’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The federal government says grass and guns don’t mix, and that is putting gun owners who use marijuana — and the strongly pro-gun-rights administration of President Donald Trump — in a potentially uncomfortable position. As gun-loving Pennsylvania becomes the latest state to operate a medical marijuana program, with the first dispensary […]