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Gun-owners fear hearing aid regulation will affect hunting

PORTLAND (AP) — A proposal designed to make hearing aids more affordable has generated resistance from an unlikely quarter: a gun rights group. Gun Owners of America is organizing opposition against the bill, because it believes the measure would change the way certain hunting products are regulated. Its skepticism underscores some gun rights enthusiasts’ desire […]

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N. Willard: Sometimes, change is essential

In a letter to the editor (July 20), Fern Bossie claims that Mike Michaud “cannot be trusted” because he has changed his mind about abortion and same-sex marriage. His point being Michaud will do the same about gun rights, and Michaud’s friendship with former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mike Kelly, is evidence. Change […]

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Gun rights: Maine GOP blasts Mike Michaud’s commitment

AUGUSTA — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s involvement in a fundraiser next month with a prominent national gun control advocate is triggering questions from Republicans about where the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, who in the past has received support from the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and the National Rifle Association, stands on gun rights. The Michaud campaign […]