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The committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.
It appears Maine’s legislative session will conclude without any floor debate or votes on perhaps the most effective gun safety reform, a proposed red flag law. Democrats, who hold the majority in both the Maine Senate and House of Representatives, passed a slate of bills aimed to address gun violence after the state’s deadliest mass […] The post Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
The bill would go further than Maine’s current yellow flag law, which requires several steps before a judge can consider removing access to firearms.
The bill, a pared down version of a larger tribal sovereignty bill, would give Wabanaki Nation tribes greater authority to prosecute crimes that occur on tribal lands.
Moms Demand Action, a national gun safety advocacy group, is calling for universal background checks, waiting periods, a red flag law and bans on assault rifles and bump stocks.