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2017-2018 Proposed Maine Gun Legislation
add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted January 6th, 2017 12:59 pm

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This thread will be updated on a regular basis when new bills come in for Maine.

Note: We will only post legislation we feel is negative or positive, those new bills which don't actually effect your rights will not be included but you can always find them on the state legislation page.

To view proposed Maine legislation click here

Starting off:

LD8 would allow forest rangers to carry a firearm in parks

LD9 would prohibit any agency from creating a firearm owner registry

add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted January 11th, 2017 01:51 pm

dc dalton
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New today LD44 would lower the age to carry a concealed firearm from 21 to 18

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New this week:

LD350 would repeal law regarding dealers keeping a copy of a firearm sale record

LD351 would allow local governments to prohibit carrying at municipal meetings and voting places

LD352 would require a gun lock to be included in all retail gun sales

LD501 would require anyone who wishes to buy a firearm to show proof that they have taken an approved firearm safety course

add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted February 19th, 2017 11:47 am

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New this week:

LD574 would remove the requirement to inform law enforcement that you are carrying a firearm during traffic stops and detainment

LD595 would prohibit state and local law enforcement from seizing any firearm pursuant to the authority of a federal law or regulation or an executive order of the President of the United States and would include civil damages for said officer

LD598 would repeal the statue that requires persons carrying a firearm to inform law enforcement when stopped

add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted March 27th, 2017 10:22 am

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New for Maine:

LD988 would make an exemption in the law prohibiting firearms on school to allow person carrying a firearm to pick up their child in the school parking lot

LD1050 would allow municipalities to prohibit emergency medical services personnel from carrying firearms while on duty

LD1154 would set up a system whereby a drivers license would be marked that a person is not a prohibited and then private sellers could request to see such an id. Very strange bill

LD1175 would create gun violence restraining orders

add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted May 30th, 2017 12:05 pm

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LD1370 is a campus carry bill

LD1401 would allow the court to exempt a person convicted of a class A, B or C offense that did not include the threat of bodily harm and did not result in bodily harm from being a prohibited person

LD1469 would make anyone that prohibits the legal carrying of firearms assume 'absolute custodial responsibility for the safety and defense' of those persons

LD1575 would change law regarding employees keeping firearms in vehicles to remove the requirement to have a carry permit

add this member to your buddy list   send a PM to this member   Posted January 6th, 2018 12:09 pm

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LD1761 would require anyone dropping of f or picking up a child from school to unload their firearm and lock it into a container before going onto school property

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LD1824 would repeal current law that would prohibit noise suppressor hunting permits after July 1, 2018

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LD1836 would exempt vets from safety courses who show a DD214 when applying for a hunting license

  Posted March 24th, 2018 03:33 pm

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LD1884 would create high risk protection orders where a person's firearms are seized before a conviction

  Posted March 29th, 2018 03:45 pm

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2017-2018 Proposed Maine Gun Legislation