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Maine lawmakers passed a “yellow flag” law that requires police to seek a medical evaluation for anyone believed to be a threat before taking their guns away. Skip Navigation.
Maine Republicans, red flag opponents want to give voters another referendum option. A proposal unveiled Tuesday for a competing measure on the November ballot would make changes to the existing ...
Republicans are asking for a public hearing on their competing plan. Maine voters will decide this fall whether to enact a red flag law in Maine. The law allows a judge to bypass ...
Maine does not have a red flag law. Instead, it's a yellow flag or yellow paper law. It’s a process with more steps than the more assertive red flag laws in some states.
Gov. Janet Mills endorsed a Republican lawmaker’s proposal that is also backed by gun-rights groups and competes with a “red ...
Under a “red flag” law, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition says both family members and law enforcement have more tools to intervene quickly before a crisis becomes a tragedy.
But the most obvious need, a “red flag” law allowing families as well as police to petition for gun removal, fell by the wayside. It’s important to recall how that happened.
Red flag laws were adopted in Florida and a dozen other states after the Parkland High School shootings in 2018. In Maine, Gov. Paul LePage vetoed the bill.
A mass shooting in Maine has revived a conversation about laws that aim to take firearms away from people who might pose a threat to themselves or others. Maine lawmakers passed a “yellow flag” law ...
Maine does not have a red flag law. Instead, it's a yellow flag or yellow paper law. It’s a process with more steps than the more assertive red flag laws in some states.