AUGUSTA — Despite winning majority votes in the Maine Legislature, a bill doing away with permit requirements for those carrying a concealed handgun might be holstered because of its price tag. The bill, LD 652, will cost the state more than $200,000 a year in lost permit and fine revenue and could cost as much […]
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L. Snowe-Mello: Supporting the Second Amendment
I was disappointed to see the Sun Journal’s biased headline and associated stories (April 25) regarding Sen. Eric Brakey’s two pieces of legislation. Brakey’s bill, LD 652, would allow law-abiding Mainers to exercise their Second Amendment rights. It is supported by a majority of Maine lawmakers, so has more support than opposition (the side of […]
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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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R. Lee: Rights being questioned
A lot of misinformation has been given to the public during the debate over LD 652, the “Constitutional Carry” bill. If the bill passes, it would not change who can or cannot possess a firearm in the state of Maine. Anyone who may legally buy and own a firearm at this moment would still be […]