Portland Tables Gun Ban Vote Until November 15th

[MaineCWPtraining]

PLEASE OPPOSE THIS RESOLUTION / NOVEMBER 1ST AGENDA

RESOLUTIONS:
Resolve 3-10/11 Resolution Supporting Legislation Prohibiting Guns in Publicly
(Tab 10) Owned or Controlled Buildings or Facilities that Host Large Public Gatherings - Sponsored by the Public Safety Committee, Councilor Daniel S. Skolnik, Chair.
On October 12th, the Public Safety Committee voted 2-0 to send a Resolution to the Council supporting the creation of state legislation that would prohibit firearms in certain publicly owed facilities where mass gatherings occur.
Staff is requesting that this item be postponed to the November 15th Council meeting.

Prior to the Public Safety Committee meeting in October endorsing this resolution it was advanced concealed firearm permit holders would be exempt from this effort. As a surprise, they voted 2-0 to reverse course and chose to ban all firearms.

We advanced our constitutionally and statute backed arguments defending our position here. Compare this effort to a drivers license where every community had different rules and regulations. Such regulations would create chaos and mounting legal battles.

In closing, please enter our position in your meaningful deliberation.

Respectfully,

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

Gun prohibition goes to city council next week

The city council will be asked next Monday to support expanding state law to prohibit guns from being toted wherever mass gatherings occur.

Guns are currently prohibited in court houses, jails and at schools, among other public locations. Similar resolutions have been voted down five times so far.

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"It's contrary to the Maine State Constitution, Article 1, Section 16," said Paul Mattson, National Rifle Association certified instructor and range safety officer, noting that the state constitution also prohibits cities from administering state law.

I actually cited: Maine Statute:

Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 5: PUBLIC SAFETY

Chapter 252-A: FIREARMS REGULATION HEADING: PL 1989, C. 359 (NEW)

§2011. State preemption

1. Preemption. The State intends to occupy and preempt the entire field of legislation concerning the regulation of firearms, components, ammunition and supplies. Except as provided in subsection 3, any existing or future order, ordinance, rule or regulation in this field of any political subdivision of the State is void.

[ 1989, c. 359, (NEW) .]

2. Regulation restricted. Except as provided in subsection 3, no political subdivision of the State, including, but not limited to, municipalities, counties, townships and village corporations, may adopt any order, ordinance, rule or regulation concerning the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use, possession, bearing, transportation, licensing, permitting, registration, taxation or any other matter pertaining to firearms, components, ammunition or supplies.

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

This is dead in the water legislation, defeated 5 times before; Fill up the council mailboxes and or attend Monday's meeting and ask your written comments be entered onto the minutes for the record. Spread the word please.

Resolve 3-10/11 Resolution Supporting Legislation Prohibiting Guns in Publicly
(Tab 15) Owned or Controlled Buildings or Facilities that Host Large Public Gatherings – Sponsored by the Public Safety Committee, Councilor Daniel S. Skolnik, Chair.

On October 12th, the Public Safety Committee voted 2-0 to send a Resolution to the Council supporting the creation of state legislation that would prohibit firearms in certain publicly owed facilities where mass gatherings occur.

At the November 1st Council meeting, this item was postponed to this meeting. Five affirmative votes are required for passage after public comment.

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

NRA STATEWIDE ALERT

Maine's Concealed Carry Rights in Jeopardy Again!

Please Stand-Up and Make Your Voice Heard!


On Monday, November 15, the Portland City Council will hold a public hearing and vote to consider a resolution asking the legislature to prohibit legally-owned firearms in certain public facilities. This resolution would be the first step in an outright attack on your concealed carry rights and the measure also defies Maine's Constitution which states, "Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned."

The meeting will be held on Monday, November 15 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, located at 389 Congress Street in Portland.

Please attend and make your voice heard! Respectfully urge council members to oppose any changes to state law which would create victim zones in Maine. Remember to tell them that crime does not stop at the front door of a public facility and the right to defend yourself and family shouldn't either. If you are unable to attend, please contact the members of the City Council and voice your opposition to this resolution. Contact information can be found below.


Nicholas Mavodones, Jr.
Mayor
(207) 774-0257


Kevin J. Donoghue
District 1
(207) 409-2807


David A Marshall
District 2
(207) 409-6617

Dan S. Skolnik
District 3
(207) 831-7343

Cheryl A. Leeman
District 4
(207) 773-4161

John R. Coyne
District 5
(207) 878-7426


John M. Anton
A/L
(207) 650-8979


Dory Richards Waxman
A/L
(207) 774-8210


Jill C. Duson
(207) 878-0769

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

Hi Paul,

With a Republican House, Senate and Governor, this is an exercise that is going nowhere.

Rick

State Representative Richard M. Sykes
District 98
Bridgton, Harrison, Lovell, Stow & Sweden
207-583-2958
[email protected]

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

Portland Gun Ban resolution passed 6~1

Dead in the water in Augusta.

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

"Skolnik said during Monday's hearing that no gun owner has a good reason for carrying a loaded weapon into an event at the Merrill Auditorium, the Portland Expo or the Cumberland County Civic Center."

Now -- remember this? SOURCE


Juvenile suspect arrested after police lock down Expo

Police called for a lockdown at the Portland Expo during a middle school track meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday after a witness outside reported a person wearing camouflage was pointing a gun at the building.The witness said the suspect entered a Park Avenue residence. With the help of residents, police located a juvenile and found several rifles that looked realistic but were determined to be toys. No firearms were found in the home, police said.
The juvenile was charged with terrorizing. The Exposition building was in lockdown for about an hour.

I was there, and felt absolutely foolish. I had a number of serviceable handguns AT HOME. I had a permit. I had none with me, and the "guards" at the expo were NOT armed. We were defenseless, and all the "guards" could / would tell us is to stay away from the glass in the lobby.

 

[NinerMaine]

Paul, my advice is to not try and have logical factual debates with the people who voted for this resolution. IF they had relied on facts and logic to begin with, they would have voted against the resolution. Any attempt at reasonable debate with them will be a wasted effort. Lets just relax in the knowledge that this issue was decided on election day.

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

Our View: Portland's gun resolution empty answer to non-issue

Open-carry of firearms is not a public safety problem that deserves so much attention.

One thing you can say about Portland City Council's resolution calling for a state law to ban the open carry of firearms in any publically owned facility where mass gatherings are held is that it was appropriate.

The Council took a non-problem and responded with a non-solution.

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[Kicker96FS]

HUH!?

Open-carry of firearms is unwise (which is why so few gun owners do it), but so is overreacting to attention-starved activists. There are real problems that require the council's attention now.

Or should I say WTF!?

 

[MaineCWPtraining]

Every person in opposition spoke of Article 1 Section 16 of the Maine Constitution. Every Councilor failed to address Maine's Constitution in their opposition.

Any sponsor of this "Resolution" will be brought up on House Ethics charges for sponsoring unconstitutional legislation. PjM

 

[travis]

Just another reason to cut Maine off at Bangor and give everything south back to Mass. LOL