On Thursday, April 12, Governor Paul LePage signed another pro-gun bill into law: Legislative Document 1859. This legislation, “An Act to Protect Firearm Ownership during Times of Emergency,” clarifies that, during any declared state of disaster or emergency, lawfully possessed, used, carried, transferred, transported, stored or displayed firearm or ammunition cannot be seized from law-abiding citizens.
Introduced by state Representative Michael Shaw (D-102), this important legislation will protect law-abiding citizens of Maine from experiencing the violation of their constitutional rights such as occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana and Greensburg, Kansas where law-abiding citizens were stripped of their firearms by overzealous government officials.