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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Bowdoin graduate 1 of 2 Tennessee lawmakers expelled from legislature over gun-control protest
The banishment of Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin College graduate, was a move the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.
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PublishedApril 3, 2023
Legislature takes on gun control, including background checks, waiting period
Lawmakers heard hours of testimony, with supporters saying the bills would help reduce gun violence, while opponents said the bills would infringe on law-abiding citizens' Second Amendment rights.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
To prevent gun suicide, states consider allowing people to deny themselves a gun
In all but nine states, most gun deaths are self-inflicted. The highest proportion is in Maine, where 89% of gun deaths are suicides.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Lawmaker proposes allowing armed teachers in Maine schools
A Republican lawmaker has sponsored a bill that would allow a school employee who completes certification to have a gun on school property.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
Republican attorneys general push Visa, Mastercard, AmEx not to track gun sales
Gun control advocates have argued that separately categorizing store sales could potentially flag a surge of suspicious sales activity to safety officials.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Canada to ban the import of handguns, official says
The move comes after the government introduced a bill in May that would implement a 'national freeze' on buying, importing, selling and transferring handguns.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
New report details missed chances to stop Uvalde shooting
A new report on the Uvalde elementary school massacre in Texas says a police officer had a chance to open fire on the gunman but missed it while waiting for permission to shoot.
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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
Don’t expect Maine to join the gun control debate, especially in an election year
The state has a high rate of gun ownership, driven primarily by hunters, and past efforts to restrict firearms and hunting have only motivated gun rights supporters to turn out to vote.
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PublishedJune 11, 2022
Protesters gather in Portland to speak out against gun violence and demand legislation
Organizers and participants at Saturday's March for Our Lives said they are tired of gun violence and mass shootings unfolding around the country, and called on Congress to act.
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