It was called a “yellow flag” law, different from the “red flag” laws cropping up in other states to seize weapons from gun owners viewed as a threat.
At a minimum, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition wants the state to ban assault weapons to prevent more mass shootings, said Cam Shannon, the group's chair.
Wednesday night's mass shooting is especially difficult to stomach considering the recent failures to strengthen Maine’s gun laws, said Lynn Ellis of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition.
The yellow flag law had the support of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, which was instrumental in writing it and viewed other states' red flag laws as unconstitutional.
It wasn't clear whether the yellow flag law should have stopped the suspect in the Lewiston shootings or where he got the gun he used.
Persons:
—, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Cam Shannon, ” Shannon, Lynn Ellis, “, ” Ellis, Janet Mills, It's, Lindsay Nichols, don’t, ” Nichols, Kristen Cloutier, ” Cloutier, ___ Whitehurst, Levy
Organizations:
Democratic, Maine Gun Safety Coalition, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Giffords Law, Lewiston, Washington , D.C
Locations:
PORTLAND, Maine, U.S, Maine’s, . Maine, Lewiston, Washington ,, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania