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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Six charts show key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture
A closer look at firearms sales reveals some interesting trends that should be part of America’s ongoing conversation about the root causes of gun violence.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
The high court's first major gun decision in more than a decade split the court 6-3, with the court's conservatives in the majority and liberals in dissent.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Republican leader McConnell backs Senate bipartisan gun deal
Last month's massacres are reconfiguring the political calculations for some in the GOP.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine's senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, 'I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.'
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine’s ‘yellow flag’ gun safety law still a work in progress
The 2019 law allowing police to temporarily confiscate weapons from people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others has had limited impact because it requires a medical assessment that hospitals are hesitant to provide.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Senate Republicans block domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
Sen. Susan Collins is among the no votes as Democrats’ first attempt at responding to recent back-to-back mass shootings has failed in the Senate.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins joins push for gun safety legislation
She is suggesting Congress enact legislation similar to Maine's yellow flag gun law, which allows police, with the approval of a medical professional, to temporarily take guns from people who are in danger of hurting themselves or others.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school, where gunman’s rampage killed 19 children, 2 teachers
About 30 minutes before the bloodbath, the gunman made 3 social media posts, 2 related to shooting his grandmother, and 1 that he was going to shoot up an elementary school.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
U.S. gun laws are getting looser, not stronger, despite more mass shootings
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Sagadahoc Sheriff’s Office to host gun safety training in wake of 2021 shootings
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office will host a free, two-night citizen handgun safety training at the West Bath Fire Station from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 2 and 3.
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