Some Midcoast lawmakers support assault weapons ban in response to Lewiston mass shooting
Gov. Janet Mills has reached out to lawmakers about possible gun control measures after the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Gov. Janet Mills has reached out to lawmakers about possible gun control measures after the Lewiston mass shooting.
A list of after-deadline bill requests for the upcoming session includes more than a half-dozen proposals, from tightening gun safety laws to discouraging gun-free zones.
Lawmakers proposed 283 bills that were considered by the body on Thursday, and the council advanced 57 proposals to the 2024 session.
Mainers rejected an expanded background check referendum pushed by Everytown in 2016. After Maine’s worst mass shooting, the group wants a red flag law and more.
Gov. Janet Mills hasn’t called for a special session in the wake of the shootings in Lewiston, Maine last week, so it will most likely be January before lawmakers head back to the state capitol...