AUGUSTA (AP) — A gun-control bill calling for background checks at gun shows has been temporarily set aside.
The bill scheduled for debate Tuesday was tabled and could be taken up again as soon as Wednesday. It would require that a national instant criminal background check be performed prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm at a gun show. The bill would require gun show operators to post signs at gun shows to notify exhibitors of the background check requirement. Failure to perform a background check could result in a $2,500 fine, not $10,000 as initially proposed.
Several gun safety bills surfaced early in the session in the wake of last December’s massacre at a school in Newtown, Conn.
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- Hundreds of gun enthusiasts and vendors pack the floor of the Lewiston Armory Saturday morning during the Auburn Exchange Club’s 47th annual Twin City Gun Show. The $8.00 entry fee and any other profits from the show go to area youth activities and children under 12 accompanied by an adult are admitted free. The show continues Sunday from 9-3.
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