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Slate of gun safety bills introduced after Lewiston shooting advance to full Legislature
Despite pushback from Republicans on the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, the majority of members ultimately decided to recommend moving forward with the bill Gov. Janet Mills put forward in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting to address mental health and attempt to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That bill was part […] The post Slate of gun safety bills introduced after Lewiston shooting advance to full Legislature appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Maine Democrats advance key gun control bills in response to Lewiston shooting
AUGUSTA, Maine (BDN) -- Legislative Democrats on Wednesday advanced several gun control measures at the center of the response to Maine’s deadliest mass shooting on record, setting up a high-stakes set of floor votes in the coming weeks. The Democratic proposals would implement 72-hour waiting periods, ban bump stocks,...
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