A ballot question asked residents if they wanted to build on the state’s yellow flag law, which allows police officers to initiate a process to keep someone away from firearms. Approval adds Maine to ...
MANKATO — When police seized a cache of firearms from 24-year-old Mohamed Adan Mohamed, who was suspected of planning a violent attack in April, authorities believed they may have stopped a tragedy ...
The ballot question, brought forward through a citizen initiative process, came after efforts to pass stricter gun laws ...
Gun violence long ago became a fixture in daily news reports in Virginia and across the country. On a single day this month, for example, local readers and TV viewers learned of three shootings in ...
A portrait of Margaret Chase Smith in the background as proponents of gun safety rally in the halls of the State House on Jan. 3, 2024. (Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star) Gov. Janet Mills on Friday ...
The red flag law has been successful in removing guns from people who are a danger to themselves or others. But many counties have not filed any petitions. Citing the risk of future mass casualty ...
A campaign sign against Question 2 on the November 2025 ballot argues that passing a red flag law would make Maine less safe. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/ Maine Morning Star) If voters approve Question ...
Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a ...