Maine lawmakers approve several gun safety bills after deadliest shooting in state's history

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Maine lawmakers approve several gun safety bills after deadliest shooting in state's history
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The Maine Legislature has approved several gun safety bills following the deadliest shooting in state history, which killed 18 people and injured 13 last October.

The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov.

The governor's bill, approved early Thursday, would strengthen the state’s yellow flag law, boost background checks for private sales of guns and make it a crime to recklessly sell a gun to someone who is prohibited from having guns. The bill also funds violence prevention initiatives and opens a mental health crisis receiving center in Lewiston.

Republicans accused Democrats of using the tragedy to play on people’s emotions to pass contentious bills. 'My big concern here is that we’re moving forward with gun legislation that has always been on the agenda. Now we’re using the tragedy in Lewiston to force it through when there’s nothing new here,' said Republican Sen. Lisa Keim. 'It's the same old ideas that were rejected year after year. Using the tragedy to advance legislation is wrong.

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