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Apr 27, 2024 · AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited ...
Apr 16, 2024 · The measure aims to close what supporters say is a loophole in Maine laws that allow thousands of private guns to change hands in Maine without background checks. The bill would also change Maine's "yellow flag" gun confiscation law to allow police to take a potentially dangerous individual into protective custody even if they have not yet ...
Apr 18, 2024 · AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun...
Apr 13, 2024 · The state Senate gave initial approval Friday to bills that would expand Maine's background checks requirement on gun sales and would tweak the state's "yellow flag" gun confiscation law. Lawmakers also advanced bills that would impose a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases and ban "bump stocks" that turn semiautomatic firearms into machine ...
Apr 29, 2024 · April 29, 2024. AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state's “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Just months before this week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine’s Legislature considered three major bills to tighten gun restrictions: one to require criminal background checks for gun ...
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Oct 26, 2023 · Oct. 26, 2023, 7:23 AM PDT. By Marlene Lenthang and The Associated Press. Maine, where more than a dozen people were killed Wednesday night in a mass shooting, does not require background checks...
