Members of several groups, including the U.S. Army Reserve, Maine State Police and the medical examiner’s office, will testify at public hearings on April 4 and April 11 at the University of Maine in Augusta.
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Committee backs expanded background checks, waiting period for gun purchases
The Judiciary Committee also will soon take up a last-minute bill that would put in place ‘an improved crisis intervention order’ for restricting access to firearms when people are deemed to be a threat.
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Lewiston victims, law enforcement see a lot riding on investigators’ full report on mass shooting
The interim findings of the state-appointed panel focused largely on ‘abdication of law enforcement’s duty,’ but preventing future killings will require more than laying blame.
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Divided committee supports study of program to voluntarily waive gun rights
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee tabled three other gun-related bills during a work session Thursday and will take them up again at a later date.
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Victims of Oct. 25 mass shooting share $4.7 million in donations
Money raised by Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund will help survivors and the families of the 18 people slain in Lewiston.
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Maine Democrats meet privately with ATF official as advocates work to build support for gun reforms
Democratic lawmakers meet in private with a federal firearms regulator to discuss existing rules in preparation for a key committee meeting Thursday. Republicans criticize the move, pass up an offer to do the same and say the discussions should have been public.
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Maine Republicans use interim mass shooting report to argue against gun reforms
They point to the state commission’s finding that faulted the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office for not using existing laws to seize guns from the shooter before he killed 18 people in Lewiston.
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‘It made sense to put him in the dark’: China man recounts events from Lewiston mass shooting
Called a hero for turning off the lights at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant, Mike Roderick of China details what happened Oct. 25.
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Sagadahoc deputy criticized for failing to arrest Lewiston shooter is running for sheriff
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield, who has faced scrutiny for failing to properly heed warnings about Robert Card’s declining mental health, filed paperwork to run for Sagadahoc County sheriff in February.
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Lewiston plans a memorial for Oct. 25 mass shooting
New committee will soon begin planning a memorial and related events.