Maine’s strongest gun control law after Lewiston mass shooting is now in limbo
Maine’s attorney general is seeking to reverse last week’s decision by the chief federal judge in Maine blocking enforcement ...
Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting
A federal judge has put a hold on a new three-day waiting period for gun purchases in Maine after reviewing a lawsuit filed ...
As shootings become part of the backdrop of Lewiston, the city is trying to come to grips with a growing problem
Data from the Lewiston Police Department show gun violence over the last six years has take a dramatic upturn.
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Maine mall shooting suspect turns himself into police
South Portland police said Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, turned himself in Thursday afternoon without incident. Police say Awad is ...
Judge grants injunction pausing Maine's 72-hour waiting period to buy firearms
A federal judge granted an injunction Thursday pausing the implementation of Maine's 72-hour waiting period to buy firearms.
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Federal judge suspends Maine's 3-day waiting period on gun purchases
Supporters argue the law passed last year will help avoid suicides by preventing impulsive gun purchases. But opponents see ...
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Justice Wathen to discuss mass shooting commission’s work at Lewiston Public Library
The program will feature a conversation between former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Daniel E. Wathen and Sun ...
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Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases halted
PORTLAND -- A federal judge has temporarily stopped a Maine law that requires a 72-hour waiting period to buy a gun. The bill ...
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Maine Mall shooting suspect surrenders, victim expected to survive
The man wanted for allegedly shooting someone at the popular Maine Mall in South Portland Wednesday ... that they thought they were responding to a mass casualty incident. "We reviewed video ...
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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting
Portland, Maine (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ... killed 18 people in Lewiston in October 2023 in the deadliest shooting in state history. Gun rights advocates challenged the waiting ...
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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting
PORTLAND, Maine — A federal judge on Thursday put ... killed 18 people in Lewiston in October 2023 in the deadliest shooting in state history. Gun rights advocates challenged the waiting period ...