Douglas Rooks: Despite what you hear, guns do not equal freedom

Lawmakers clash over gun bills, but make little progress on legislation

The fate of several gun safety bills remain in limbo after split committee votes, with legislators on both sides of the aisle accusing the opposition of being intransigent.

Proposals to arm school staff draw emotional arguments at State House

Amid a rise in mass shootings nationwide, Maine legislators consider how to keep the state's students safe.

Maine woman accused of buying dozens of guns for California gang

Two of the guns that the U.S. Attorney's Office says Jennifer Scruggs, 35, of Turner, illegally sold in California were recovered by Los Angeles police.

Our View: Cowardice keeps gun control contentious

Fear of basic compromise means even the most reasonable of legislation on firearms stands little chance in Maine.

Commentary: The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial

The NRA’s biggest achievement has been defining the ownership of firearms as a distinctive form of social identity.

Canada highlights border failures after Maine guns were used in 2020 mass shooting

Three of the guns used in Canada's deadliest mass shooting came from Maine. A commission studying the shooting said border officials failed to communicate their concerns about the suspect.

Maine Voices: Let’s show students that we take school, gun safety seriously

Under L.D. 405, a hoax call would be a felony if it results in an evacuation or a lockdown, while L.D. 168 would require background checks for private gun sales.

Two seriously injured after handgun accidentally discharges at Anson home

A New Portland man was showing the weapon to a friend Thursday when it discharged, firing a single bullet into the man's hand that then struck his friend in the arm, sheriff's officials said.

White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo supermarket massacre

His victims at the Tops market included a church deacon, the grocery store's guard, a neighborhood activist, a man shopping for a birthday cake, a grandmother of 9 and the mother of a former Buffalo fire commissioner.