I am writing in opposition to LD 44, a bill to lower the age requirement to 18 to carry a concealed gun. Of all the issues that I discuss with my colleagues, neighbors and friends, not one of them involves an outcry over the inability of 18-to-20 year olds to carry a concealed gun without […]
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Paul LePage signs bill allowing concealed guns without permits
@Governor_LePage signing @SenatorBrakey‘s Constitutional Carry bill. photo credit -> @jsavage207 #MePolitics #2A pic.twitter.com/YM7646mDSS — Lee Jackson (@LeeJacksonME) July 8, 2015 AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill Wednesday that will make Maine one of a few states where residents are free to carry a hidden firearm without a permit. The bill’s success is a […]
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Gun control groups release ads in Maine against concealed gun bill
AUGUSTA — Gun control groups are urging Maine residents to help defeat a bill that would allow people to carry concealed handgun without a permit. Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and the Maine chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released TV, radio and digital ads Thursday that claim that the […]
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Maine House OKs concealed handgun permit overhaul
AUGUSTA — A bill to to improve Maine’s concealed weapon permitting process by ensuring adequate background checks and creating a confidential database of permit holders was given initial approval by the House on Thursday. The bill, LD 222, sponsored by retired state trooper Rep. Timothy Marks, D-Pittston, had been hammered out in committee for more than […]
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Maine speeds up concealed weapon permit process
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine state police have cleared a backlog of concealed weapons permits, issuing a total of 11,000 of them. Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that there was a backlog of 5,000 requests that were cleared by the Maine State Police Special Investigations Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety. Last year, the […]