Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Several gun bills inspired by mass shooting are headed for final passage in Maine !

Several gun bills inspired by mass shooting are headed for final passage in Maine

Time:2024-05-22 02:43:44 source:Culture Connect news portal

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A series of gun safety bills introduced after the deadliest shooting in Maine history appears to be headed toward final passage as the state Legislature races to wrap up its session this week.

The House followed the Senate on Monday in approving the governor’s omnibus gun safety bill that strengthens the state’s yellow flag law, boosts background checks for private sales of guns and makes it a crime to recklessly sell a gun to a prohibited person. The bill also funds violence prevention initiatives and opens a mental health crisis receiving center in Lewiston.

More votes are necessary in the Democratic-controlled Legislature before it adjourns Wednesday. The House also will be voting on two bills approved by the Senate: waiting periods for gun purchases and a ban on bump stocks.

One bill that failed was a proposal to let gun violence victims sue weapon manufacturers. And so far, neither chamber has voted on a proposal for a red flag law that allows family members to petition a judge to remove guns from someone who’s in a psychiatric crisis. That proposal differs from the state’s current yellow flag law that puts police in the lead of the process.

Related information
  • Sale continues dominant run as Braves beat Padres 3
  • PEN America calls off awards ceremony amid criticism over its response to Israel
  • No charges yet in weekend crash that killed 2 siblings at Michigan birthday party
  • A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles
  • Joe Rogan's 'brain
  • 5 found dead in Oklahoma home, including 2 children, police say
  • Italy's 2006 World Cup
  • Storm relief and funding for programs related to Maine's deadliest
Recommended content
  • China vows to actively promote restoration of int'l flights
  • New Hampshire getting $20M grant to help reconstruct coastal seawalls
  • Brewers pitcher Wade Miley placed on 15
  • Venezuela's president meets with accuser in ongoing criminal probe into human rights abuse
  • Bichette has 4 hits, Berríos snaps 4
  • Ooh la lovely! Inside one of Paris's hottest new hotels