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PublishedMay 17, 2023
Lawmakers clash over gun bills, but make little progress on legislation
The fate of several gun safety bills remain in limbo after split committee votes, with legislators on both sides of the aisle accusing the opposition of being intransigent.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House
Amid a rise in mass shootings nationwide, Maine legislators consider how to keep the state's students safe.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Maine woman accused of buying dozens of guns for California gang
Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney's Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Canada highlights border failures after Maine guns were used in 2020 mass shooting
Three of the guns used in Canada's deadliest mass shooting came from Maine. A commission studying the shooting said border officials failed to communicate their concerns about the suspect.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home
A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man's hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff's officials said.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
Five students remain in critical condition as Michigan State debates guns
Activities at the university were halted Monday night, but that did not quell discussion of how best to secure the campus – by measures to limit guns or ones to extend their use.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo supermarket massacre
His victims at the Tops market included a church deacon, the grocery store's guard, a neighborhood activist, a man shopping for a birthday cake, a grandmother of 9 and the mother of a former Buffalo fire commissioner.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
Saco parents sue Vermont homeowner over 3-year-old son’s accidental shooting death
The family of Peter Bunce, 3, allege that Rebecca Post was reckless and negligent when she failed to inform them that she had loaded, unsecured guns in her home.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years, but Rep. Golden is opposed
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee objected to the proposal, calling it an attack on Second Amendment rights.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
American gun culture is based on frontier mythology — but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West
A scholar of gun culture looks at the roots of Americans’ love affair with firearms – and their willingness to accept gun violence as a price of freedom.
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