Maine Passes Gun Control Legislation Following Lewiston Mass Shooting by Jana J. Pruet – US Politics News

The Maine Legislature passed sweeping gun control legislation, including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases, and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people on Thursday.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pushed for a number of gun and mental health proposals following the state’s deadliest shooting that left 18 dead and 13 others injured about six months ago in Lewiston.
Most of the proposals were adopted despite the state’s strong hunting tradition and high gun ownership.
“We heard loud and clear from Mainers across our state that they wanted meaningful action to make our communities safer from violence, and I’m so proud that we had the courage to take meaningful steps that will get us closer to making that a reality,” the House assistant majority leader, Rep. Kristen Cloutier, a Democrat from Lewiston, said Thursday in a statement….