Mainers are calling for action from lawmakers in light of the Lewiston mass shooting.
“What happened on October 25 was tragic,” said Camilla Shannon, chair of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.We’re working to think about a comprehensive way to promote safety and prevent tragedies,” said Shannon.“No civilian needs an assault rifle,” said reverend Kharma Amos, Minister of Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick.“I think it is more important that we ban very high-capacity magazines,” said Sen. Susan Collins at a news conference a day after the shooting.
“What I hope he commits himself to is to not only work with his colleagues in the Congress, but to work with legislators here in Maine, to enact a ban,” said Leslie Manning, who supports gun reform.“Part of what we're looking at is strategies to keep dangerous guns out of the hands of dangerous people,” said Shannon.
Whitcomb isn't surprised by these renewed calls for reform but she's against changing the state's current yellow flag system.
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