A collection of stories related to gun safety — from policy and manufacturing to shootings and impacts.
Maine’s red flag law goes live in February. What will that look like?
Two years after the Lewiston mass shootings, Maine voters approved a red flag law. Supporters say it’s a critical tool for preventing violence.
Two years after Lewiston shooting, Maine voters approve red flag law
The ballot question, brought forward through a citizen initiative process, came after efforts to pass stricter gun laws failed in the state legislature.
Across the country, older men are dying at higher rates of gun suicide. Here’s what that looks like in Maine.
More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over a 15-year period. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in rural communities across the country.
Maine’s yellow flag law in three charts
Since the Lewiston shootings, agencies have completed 548 weapon restriction orders, for an average of 38 orders per month.
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.
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