AUGUSTA — Lawmakers are trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on a measure that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed handguns. The age limit is 21. Sponsor Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, told colleagues that “questions of age are beside the point” because every law-abiding Mainer has a legal right to […]
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Gun different from chainsaw
So, Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, thinks buying a gun is like “buying a chainsaw, which requires no permit” (Sun Journal, “Will concealed carry expand, Feb. 15)? Chainsaws are designed to cut wood and are, incidentally, quite dangerous, like lawnmowers, blenders and automobiles. Guns are designed for killing, whether animals or people, and to ignore that […]
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Sen. Eric Brakey seeks concealed carry for those 18 and older
AUGUSTA — Following up on his successful effort to get the Legislature to drop the requirement for a police permit to carry a concealed handgun in Maine, an Auburn lawmaker is seeking to extend the right to those 18 to 21. “We shouldn’t have to have training wheels,” Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, said. The existing […]
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Businesses still have right to say ‘no guns allowed’
LEWISTON — Weapons weren’t allowed inside the Androscoggin Bank Colisee before a law change let Maine residents carry concealed handguns without permits — and weapons still aren’t — but management has decided to be extra clear. “We hadn’t had any signage, but we do now,” Operations Manager Mike Cain said. The large sign on a […]
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R. Whiting: An extremely bad idea
This regards LD 652, Sen. Eric Brakey’s bill which would eliminate the requirement for concealed weapons permits. If this bill passes, will we: • Feel safer in a bar near closing time? • Feel safer at the towing company where people pick up their vehicles? • Feel safer at public events such as the balloon […]
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Maine police chiefs support concealed-carry permits
PORTLAND — Police chiefs from several of Maine’s largest cities joined activists Wednesday to denounce a proposal to scrap the state’s concealed-carry permitting process for a more relaxed law that would allow nearly anyone to carry a hidden handgun. “If this passes, I’m certain a tragedy will occur,” said Larry Gilbert, a former Lewiston mayor […]
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State police say not all towns do mental health checks for concealed carry permits
AUGUSTA — Four in 10 municipalities in Maine that issue permits to carry a concealed handgun are not running the legally required mental health background checks, said a Maine State Police representative on Wednesday. Lt. Scott Ireland told a subcommittee of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that a survey he conducted found […]