On Sunday, Arthur Barnard will bury his oldest child, Artie Strout, 42, who was one of the 18 people killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting so far this year.
“They’re not going to try to do a mass shooting with a pistol,” he said.
In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, the state is facing intense scrutiny over its permissive gun laws.
For instance, Maine allows most adults to carry a concealed weapon in public without a permit.
Recent attempts to enact laws requiring universal background checks and waiting periods have failed.
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Lewiston , Maine, Maine