About six months after Richard Card carried out a brutal shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine, the state legislature has passed three significant gun control bills supposedly aimed at preventing future tragedies. The legislation highlights concerns over mass shootings and other forms of gun violence.
The state legislature is enacting several laws related to background checks, mental health, and safety.
The first is LD 2224: “An Act to Strengthen Public Safety by Improving Maine’s Firearm Laws and Mental Health System.”
LD 2224 expands background check requirements for firearm transfers, makes minor changes to the state’s yellow-flag law, and adds investments in Maine’s mental health system and violence prevention programs.
The second is LD 2238: “An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases”
LD 2238 would require a…
