The measure would have required private gun sellers to obtain background checks on buyers from federally licensed firearms dealers.
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Maine House rejects ‘stand your ground’ bill backed by gun rights advocates
The 78-57 vote falls largely along party lines, with Republicans supporting the measure and Democrats opposing it.
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Dixfield teen charged in burglary
DIXFIELD — A 17-year-old local boy was charged with burglary involving firearms Monday on Averill Road, according to Police Chief Jeff Howe. In an email report, Howe said he was just coming into his shift Monday morning when he was advised by Sgt. Ronald Wood that he was handling an unattended death at 76 Averill Road. […]
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Felon shoots a video and a gun at Gray firing range, goes to prison
PORTLAND — A convicted felon from Boston was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison for using a firearm at a shooting range in Gray. Dane Mitchell, 26, was prohibited from having a gun because he was convicted of felony crimes in Massachusetts in 2016. U.S. District Court Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced […]
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Jay man to serve 30 days for possessing firearm
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating a 1990 court order prohibiting him from possessing a firearm. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced William Bowie, 57, to 24 months in jail with all but 30 days suspended, followed by two years probation. He cannot live on any property that has […]
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Maine lawmaker wants adults to carry firearms on youth bear hunting day
AUGUSTA (AP) — A GOP lawmaker in Maine wants to allow adults to carry a firearm while hunting bears with kids. Currently, licensed junior hunters can hunt bear with a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow on Maine’s youth bear hunting day. But parent, guardians and adult supervisors aren’t allowed to hold a firearm while […]
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Some legislators want to carry firearms to keep themselves safe in State House
AUGUSTA — At least three Maine lawmakers have asked Gov. Paul LePage to allow members of the Legislature to carry concealed handguns in the State House. The move by the trio of Republican representatives followed an attack in Virginia Thursday that left one congressman critically wounded and others shaken after a gun-toting man opened fire […]
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Lawmakers gun down bill that sought to arm more college students
AUGUSTA — House members shot down a proposal Tuesday that would have allowed people with concealed carry permits to carry their firearms on public colleges except in dorms and in entertainment facilities that post signs barring their possession. By a 90-56 vote, House members turned aside a plea by the measure’s sponsor who worried that […]
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Legislators aim to take muzzle-loaders from the hands of dangerous felons
AUGUSTA — People convicted of violent crimes or those that involved a gun are generally barred from possessing a firearm ever again. But there’s an exception. Partly because the federal government doesn’t recognize as a firearm a muzzle-loading gun — the type of weapon soldiers used during the Revolutionary War. Maine allows those generally prohibited […]
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College leaders testify against campus firearms bill
AUGUSTA (AP) — Higher education leaders say campuses would be less safe if lawmakers pass a Maine Republican’s campus carry bill. The bill wouldn’t let public universities, community colleges and Maine Maritime Academy regulate possession of handguns on their campuses. Maine allows concealed carry without a permit for those over 21 years old and has […]