SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Skowhegan police say they expect to file charges against the suspects in the theft of four guns from an apartment earlier this month Chief Ted Blais said two handguns, a shotgun and a rifle were stolen during the April 17 burglary. The gun owner’s girlfriend reported the thefts. Blais told the Morning […]
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Maine Senate rejects constitutional carry; OKs concealed gun permit overhaul
AUGUSTA — A Republican effort to make it legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit was shot down in the Maine Senate on Friday. The Senate voted 19-14, largely along party lines, to indefinitely postpone the proposed amendment to a bill that would create a statewide database for concealed handgun permits and make […]
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Maine Senate backs bill to arm forest rangers
AUGUSTA (AP) — A bill that would allow Maine’s forest rangers to carry firearms is moving forward in the Democratic-controlled state Legislature. In a 24-11 vote Tuesday, the Senate endorsed Republican Rep. Larry Dunphy’s bill, which won initial approval in the House earlier this month. Officials estimate it would cost nearly $87,000. Rangers would have […]
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J. Barron: Trained to protect themselves
This is in response to a letter from Heidi Weber (Feb. 14). In the photo that was published on Jan. 27, I saw an adult coaching a child shooting a paintball gun and having fun. Somehow, another individual sees the same photo and envisions the next Sandy Hook. We live in a world where criminals […]
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Bill to arm Maine forest rangers moves towards House vote
AUGUSTA — An issue that’s ricocheted around the State House for nearly two years appears to be on its way to a vote before the Legislature soon. On Thursday, members on the Legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee agreed Maine Forest Service rangers should be allowed to carry firearms — much like other law enforcement […]
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H. Weber: Inappropriate for girls
This is response to a photo that accompanied a story that ran Jan. 27 showing a 6-year-old girl learning to shoot targets during the Winter Festival Paintball Biathlon in Auburn. I am angry with the Sun Journal to print such a photo and to call it fun — teaching a little girl to shoot. It […]
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Three guns stolen from vehicle in Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — An investigation is underway after three handguns were stolen from a vehicle in Presque Isle. Police said the owner called at about 9 a.m. Saturday to report the burglary. WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1cda7Ed ) reported that the guns were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in the owner’s driveway either late Friday night […]
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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 […]
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Talk about gun safety at your own risk
The rules: Handle any gun as if it’s loaded. Never point a gun at another person. Never treat a gun like a toy. Those are basic lessons taught to young hunters around the country, lessons that can stick with a person for life. But lessons apparently unlearned by a 31-year-old Waterville man who last week […]
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Public gives government poor marks on protecting right to keep and bear arms
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey college student wants Congress to stand strong against tougher gun laws. A Colorado software executive thinks the federal government goes too far in protecting gun rights. A child-care worker in Wisconsin just wants the shootings in her city to stop. Even as the debate over tightening national gun control […]