Maine, Gun

Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's three-day waiting period to buy firearms
The lawsuit filed on behalf of five individuals contends that it’s illegal to require someone who passed a background check to wait three days before completing a gun purchase.
Gun Rights Groups Challenge Maine's New Firearm Waiting Period
Gun rights advocacy groups in Maine are challenging the state's new 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.
Maine sued by gun groups over new three-day waiting period to buy firearms
Gun groups assembled to file a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. The coalition is seeking an injunction to stop the law from being enforced until the case is decided.
Coalition sues to overturn Maine's 3-day waiting period to buy guns
A coalition of several gun groups has filed a federal lawsuit to challenge Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing that it's unconstitutional.
Federal lawsuit aims to overturn Maine's 3-day waiting period to buy guns
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to overturn Maine's new three-day waiting period to buy guns. It's a step gun rights groups had vowed to take. Jason Anderson from Buxton is one of thousands now hunting deer in Maine.
Maine gun rights groups challenge new firearm waiting period law
A coalition of Maine gun rights groups is challenging a law requiring a three-day waiting period to purchase a firearm, a measure that took effect in August. It is one of several gun safety bills state lawmakers passed following the Lewiston shootings that killed 18 people.
Maine elections chief who drew Trump’s ire narrates House tabulations in livestream
Maine's ranked choice tabulation is taking place in public, in a process narrated like a play-by-play announcer by Secretary ...
Armed man shot by Maine deputies in Harrison
A Maine man was seriously injured after he was shot during an armed confrontation with law enforcement on Wednesday in ...
Maine mother says she has to go into hiding when her abuser gets out of jail
She says her husband abused her for years and that she finally went to the police when her husband threatened to burn down ...
11 Maine legislative races will be recounted
The recounts will include House District 141, where Sanford Republican candidate Lucas Lanigan tied with Democrat Patricia ...
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Federal inspectors flag widespread deficiencies in Maine child abuse and neglect investigations
Maine's Office of Child and Family Services said problems cited in the audit, which covered cases between October 2021 and ...
Maine's housing crisis is affecting domestic abuse survivors
Victims of domestic abuse sometimes urgently need to escape the place where they’re living, but Maine’s housing crisis has ...
Biddeford lawmaker chosen as speaker of Maine House
Rep.-elect Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddford, was chosen Wednesday to be the next speaker of the House. The 32-year-old served as ...
Fire danger remains high in southern Maine due to wind
BIDDEFORD, Maine — As extreme winds continue in southern Maine, municipalities are asking residents to desist from outside ...
Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases is ...
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Gun groups sue to overturn Maine’s new three-day waiting period to buy firearms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period for ...
‘It’s time to kick off winter!’: Vermont’s Killington and Maine’s Sunday River open on Thursday
The resorts opened exclusively to pass holders on Thursday and will open to the general public on Friday. The post ‘It’s time ...