Maine could join states that let residents waive right to buy guns
In Maine, 158 of the 178 firearm deaths in 2021 were suicides, according to the most recent available data.
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In Maine, 158 of the 178 firearm deaths in 2021 were suicides, according to the most recent available data.
The governor's moves came as part of a final set of decisions on gun control measures introduced in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting.
The bill was signed into law just a day after the six-month anniversary of the Lewiston shooting that left 18 dead and 13 people seriously injured.
AUGUSTA — All but one local state legislator voted for a bill to protect health care workers who provide reproductive and gender-affirming care.
The governor's bill, LD 2266, now goes to her office for signing. It allows Maine DOT to proceed with plans to develop the island for a wind port terminal and