Voters in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District will consider the political future of three-term Rep. Jared Golden in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional elections.
Ben Dyer talks about the injuries he suffered during the October 2023 mass shooting at Schemengee's Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, at his home in Auburn, Maine, Thursday, June 6, 2024. Dyer, a lifelong hunter, survived being hit by several bullets, including one that shot off his right index finger.
“The question is, who are you really helping if you make those changes, because it’s not the constituents,” he said. “That platform, AR, every single one of my friends owns a weapon on that platform. They haven’t been used to hurt anybody.” Golden said he believes an assault weapons ban would have saved lives in Lewiston, but he also knows his home district is a place where the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution matters to people.
This campaign promises to be a harder fight, in part because of the volatility of the gun issue and in part because of the popularity of former President Donald Trump in the district, said Mark Brewer, a political scientist with the University of Maine. Trump, who's on the presidential ballot again this year, has
But some in the district think Golden’s evolution on gun laws is appropriate. Golden came out publicly in favor of an assault weapons ban not long after the Lewiston rampage. He has since said he “would not have voted for” state-level gun law changes Maine Democrats have enacted, such as
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