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Maine Senate Democrats wrapped up their legislative session by passing gun controls in response to the October 25, 2023, Lewiston shooting, but the controls they passed would not have prevented the attack.When law enforcement speaks of “legally” purchasing a gun, the reference normally indicates that the buyer passsed a background check. As a side note, the overwhelming majority of high-profile public shooters acquire their guns after passing a background check.
Nevertheless, Maine Senate Democrats responded to the Lewiston shooting by passing a bill early Thursday to expand the scope of point-of-sale background checks,California has had expanded background checks since the 1990s and also has a 10-day waiting period on gun purchases, as well as a bump stock ban. Yet in 2021, California led the nation in “aDown Range with AWR Hawkins
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