Rockrivr1
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Maine going downhill fast for gun owners.....
Oh and there's more!
3 DAY WAIT
On Tuesday, the Maine House approved two new measures by a single vote. One bill, LD 2086, shoehorns a ban on bump stocks into the state's gun regulations to the opposition of local 2A groups, while the other, LD 2238, installs a mandatory three-day waiting period between over-the-counter gun sales and transfers.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation cautioned lawmakers the arbitrary waiting period in a time of near-instant background checks is an artificial barrier to exercising the right to keep and bear arms while having negligible impact on crime.
The Democrat-controlled Maine Legislature continues to send gun control measures to the waiting desk of Gov. Janet Mills.
Mills last week signed into law a proposal, LD 2130, that makes it a Class D crime to conduct "unauthorized paramilitary training" in the state. The bill had been sent to the Democrat governor's desk in a 20-14 vote by the state Senate and a narrow 72-71 roll call in the state House. While the law makes it a crime to gather and provide firearms or explosives instruction when " training or demonstrating is intended to be used by the other person in or in furtherance of civil disorder," the fuzzy language raised a flag with some as being too broad.
"This bill could unintentionally impede well-intentioned groups from training," warned the Maine Sheriffs’ Association. "Groups like private security firms or American Legions who might want to train as a hobby could be affected by the broad nature of this bill."
Violators of the new law will be subject to up to 364 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.
Oh and there's more!
A bill proposed and championed by Gov. Mills, LD 2224, aims to institute near-universal background checks in the state by requiring any "advertised private sale," such as a gun listed on an online classified service or local swap board, as requiring a NICS check to proceed. It also aims to up the punishment for transferring a gun to a prohibited possessor from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Maine Bans 'Paramilitary' Training, Moves Toward 3-Day Wait for Gun Sales :: Guns.com
The Democrat-controlled Maine Legislature continues to send gun control measures to the waiting desk of Gov. Janet Mills.
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