JAY — Police are investigating unrelated reports of Hi-Point handguns being stolen from two residences. Detective Michael Mejia said Monday there was no forced entry to the houses. A .40-caliber handgun was reported missing Jan. 14 on Warren Hill Road. A 9 mm handgun was reported missing from a Granite Heights residence on Friday. There […]
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Two handguns, cash stolen from Livermore Falls residence
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of two handguns and cash from a residence on Strickland Loop Road, which is off Route 106, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Thursday. There was no forced entry that the homeowner could see, he said. The burglary was reported at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police believe it […]
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Portland police chief says gun law change puts citizens, cops in danger
PORTLAND — The police chief for Maine’s largest city said Wednesday that a change in state law allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without permits in public will make the state a more dangerous place. “When this legislation goes into effect tomorrow — police officers and sheriffs around the state — their lives will be in […]
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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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Time has come to arm Maine’s Forest Rangers
With the increasing likelihood that any Tom, Dick or Harry has a handgun stuck in his belt, we support arming Maine’s Forest Rangers as an unfortunate but necessary step to protect their safety. A bill to do so was sidetracked during the last legislative session when Gov. Paul LePage appointed a 10-person task force to […]