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PublishedFebruary 13, 2025
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Waterville woman pleads guilty to federal gun charge
Nikeshia Knight, 25, provided money and fentanyl to another person to buy a gun from a Fairfield firearms dealer because she could not pass a background check, prosecutors said.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2024
At Augusta gun show, dealers criticize waiting period law that goes into effect next month
Organizers of the show, believed to be the last before a new 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases goes into effect in August, said proceeds would go toward funding a legal challenge of the law.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2024
Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states
Twenty-six states with Republican attorneys general, gun owner groups and individual gun collectors filed three federal lawsuits in May against the Biden administration.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2024
Last Maine gun show before waiting period law takes effect will raise money for court challenge
Proceeds from the gun show this weekend in Augusta will be donated to an effort to overturn a new 72-hour waiting period through the courts.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Kittery Trading Post threatens to move firearms sales to New Hampshire over new gun law
The outdoor sports retailer said the law will have 'irreversible consequences' for its business, which relies heavily on tourism.
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PublishedApril 11, 2024
Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks
The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be sold every year by unlicensed dealers who do not perform background checks. Gun rights groups are expected to fight it in court.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2024
Dozens of Maine lawmakers call on Cabela’s, Kittery Trading Post to stop selling military-style rifles
The letters referencing the semi-automatic weapons commonly referred to as assault rifles were spearheaded by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
National gun safety group focuses on reforms in Maine
Everytown for Gun Safety is joining with Moms Demand Action and a Maine state senator to push for significant reforms in Maine to prevent more violence like the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers.
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