State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings. Maine s Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval to new restrictions on guns before adjourning Thursday. The move comes
Six months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions. Three months
REGION Dave Duguay, a Republican from Byron, has announced that he will seek election to the State Senate representing District 19. Senate District 19 includes: Oxford County – Andover, Bethel, Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Dixfield, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Hartford, Lincoln Plantation, Lovell, Magalloway Plantation, Mexico, Milton Township, Newry, North Oxford UT, Peru, Roxbury, Rumford, South […]
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 sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the
Maine lawmakers have passed a wide-ranging package of gun restrictions, while Iowa is set to allow teachers and staff to carry guns on school property.