Susan Collins, with assistance of SAM (Sportsman's Alliance of Maine), is drafting a new bill aimed at allowing certain military personnel, under circumstances, to intervene and confiscate guns from some citizens.
A Maine law has been described as a potential national model for keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous or suicidal individuals. But the state's so-called yellow flag law has only been used two dozen times in two years, and prosecutors say the law has both advantages and limitations.
Maine is one of the few outlier states with above average gun ownership, yet relatively few gun deaths, according to various sources. Some groups even say it’s possible a tragedy like the one at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde could have been prevented with gun laws like Maine’s.
Maine voters delivered a big blow to Hydro-Quebec and Quebecers, to the tune of $10 billion, when they rejected a power transmission line through their state in a referendum Tuesday.