The newly signed law, which the governor proposed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, expands requirements for background checks to include private, advertised sales and also updates the existing yellow flag law.
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Photo Album: See images from the 6-month anniversary of the Lewiston mass shooting
Hundreds walked solemnly Thursday night into Simard-Payne Memorial Park to mark the six-month anniversary of the night 18 people were killed.
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Lewiston Strong: Hundreds come to mark anniversary of mass shooting
Roughly 300 people assembled to celebrate the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25, 2023, shooting, the many who were hurt and the families of the victims.
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Steve Collins: Oct. 25’s darkness a constant reminder of the need for greater kindness
As the first flowers begin to bloom and potholes proliferate, life in Lewiston seems normal. Then a glimpse of a “Lewiston Strong” sign in a window or an overheard snatch of somber conversation at Hannaford or the sound of sirens wailing in the distance brings it all back. Six months have somehow passed since that […]
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‘I’ll never give up on you’: Lewiston shooter’s friends knew he needed help
Daryl Reed, the soldier whom Robert Card threatened during the unit’s annual training, and Sean Hodgson, who was Card’s closest friend, spoke for the first time in front of the commission investigating the mass shooting.
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Commemorative gathering plans to help show community support for Lewiston mass shooting victims
Maine Resiliency Center staff encourage people to come Thursday in support of the victims and survivors.
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‘Love Always Wins’ signs in front of Oct. 25 mass shooting sites may be preserved
Maine MILL plans to preserve the wooden signs and perhaps make it possible for them to go on permanent display.
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Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
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Nonprofits receive community support funds from mass shooting donations
Twenty-nine nonprofits each received $63,000 from a $1.9 million fund created with donations after the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting.