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Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody
A Maine Monitor analysis finds the number of weapons restriction orders statewide has jumped from an average of two to 32 per month since the Lewiston shootings.
Washington County behind in removing weapons from people at risk
A compilation of data by The Maine Monitor found that the county has filed just a single “yellow flag” order since the law passed nearly four years ago.
Firearms sent to be destroyed instead resold as gun part kits
Maine law enforcement agencies, shocked by this practice, say they will review their methods of disposing seized and surrendered weapons.
Lewiston independent commission grills members of Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office on mental health training, response
Sheriff and deputies from the last known law enforcement agency to make contact with Lewiston gunman Robert Card testify their mental health training was adequate.
Do gun regulations equal fewer shootings? Lessons from New England
Gun rights advocates often point to low rates of shootings in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to argue that you don’t need strong gun laws to keep violence in check. Here’s what the data actually reveals.
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