Several dozens of supporters and opponents of the proposed "red flag" gun law laid out their arguments for a legislative ...

A public hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday on a citizen initiative that would make it easier to temporarily remove ...

Currently, Maine has a “yellow flag law,” meaning only law enforcement can temporarily remove firearms from someone who is ...

A hearing Wednesday rekindled debate over a proposal that would allow Maine families to ask a judge to remove guns from ...

The most important unfinished business from the Lewiston massacre, when a gunman killed 18 Mainers on Oct. 25, 2023, is the ...

The Democratic co-chairs of the Legislature's Judiciary Committee have argued that, despite a state law requiring a hearing, ...

The Red Flag law, proposed through a citizen's initiative, would allow family members of gun owners to go to a judge directly ...

Republicans say Democrats, who control both chambers and legislative committees, are violating state law by not allowing a ...

Maine Republicans and Democrats are sparring over whether to hold public debate on a proposed "red flag" law in Maine.

The dispute centers on competing interpretations of what state law says about the Legislature's role in handling citizen initiatives before they head to voters.

Recently, the court found that gun ownership rights don’t pertain in domestic violence cases; in Maine, those accused can be disarmed by court order, not a full hearing. Red flag laws were ...