Maine: Public Hearing on Waiting Period Repeal Bill TOMORROW

On Wednesday, April 16th, the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary will hold public hearings on several gun-related bills. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are urged to attend the public hearing. For those unable to attend, please click the TAKE ACTION below to contact committee members NOW and urge them to SUPPORT all pro-gun bills and OPPOSE all anti-gun bills.

Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary

Maine State House, Room 438

Wednesday, April 16th

9:30AM

Pro-Gun Bills

LD 208 seeks to repeal Maine's 72 hour waiting period law. Maine's current waiting period law, which was passed by only one vote through the exploitation of an obscure Senate rule, has been mired in controversy. After going into law without Governor Mills' signature, state-level gun rights groups Gun Owners of Maine and the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine challenged the law in federal court. Citing constitutional concerns, a preliminary injunction was ordered, and subsequent appeals by the State have been unsuccessful. 

LD 1062 seeks to repeal Maine's expanded background check requirement that includes the transfers of private advertised sales. This law seeks to serve as another steppingstone to the full-blown Universal Background Check scheme that Mainers voted down at the ballot box in 2016. 

Anti-Gun Bills

LD 1120 and LD 1299 seek to implement "safe storage” laws aimed at implementing a top-down government mandate telling you how to store your firearms. While we support storing firearms in a responsible manner, we do not support top-down one-size-fits-all government mandates. As NRA’s safety materials explain, “Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration."

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for further updates on issues impacting your Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage.