The measure was brought forward by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition after lawmakers failed to pass a red flag law last year in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Gun safety advocates turn in signatures to force fall referendum on red flag law
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says it collected more than 80,000 signatures in an effort to put the measure on the ballot in November.
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Gun safety coalition launches campaign to get a red flag law on the Maine ballot
The effort comes after lawmakers failed to advance an extreme-risk protection order bill in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston last October.