Maine: Extreme Gun Ban Bill Added to Thursday's Gun Hearing

The Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary has added MORE anti-gun bills to their Thursday, May 1st, public hearing. Details about the hearing are below. NRA members are encouraged to attend the hearing and provide testimony. Those who are unable to attend the public hearing in person are urged to contact committee members NOW and request they OPPOSE all anti-gun bills and SUPPORT LD 1009. To contact committee members NOW click the TAKE ACTION button below.

The Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary

Thursday, May 1st

10:00AM

State House Room 438

Anti-Gun Bills

LD 1743 seeks to implement roving gun-free zones throughout Maine by allowing municipalities to ban firearms within their municipal buildings, municipal meetings, and voting places. If passed, this law would violate Maine's longstanding preemption laws and disarm and disenfranchise law-abiding gun owners. These bans could apply to all municipally owned properties, meetings, and polling places, including ballot drop boxes. Passing this bill would create a confusing patchwork of firearm laws throughout Maine, entrapping otherwise law-abiding gun owners.

LD 1821 mandates that all federal firearm licensees install costly and extreme "security measures" in their businesses and/or home. This bill seeks to create more unnecessary and cost-prohibitive requirements that would raise the cost of firearms in Maine and reduce the number of gun dealers throughout the state. 

LD 1379 requires all firearm dealers and gunsmiths to display anti-gun "public health" warnings at their establishments. This bill attempts to further the farce that firearms are a "public health crisis" and intimidate or dissuade first-time gun buyers.  

LD 411 and LD 1463 seek to prohibit the state from selling forfeited firearms. If passed, these bills would ban the State of Maine from selling firearms and instead direct them to be destroyed. 

Pro-Gun Bills

LD 1009 seeks to create a legal process to restore the Second Amendment rights of non-violent offenders. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Chad Perkins (R- Dover-Foxcroft), establishes a process for non-violent felons to petition the State of Maine to restore their rights. This petition process allows the Maine Department of Public Safety to review these requests on a case-by-case basis and issue a judgment regarding whether or not the individual should have their rights restored.