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Maine: Gun Bills Move Out of Committee and Head to the Floor

Friday, May 16, 2025

Maine: Gun Bills Move Out of Committee and Head to the Floor

On Thursday, May 15th, the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary held several work sessions and voted on gun-related bills. Some of these bills now head to the floor for a vote in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and others have been "carried over" to the 2026 session. NRA members are encouraged to contact their local lawmakers NOW and urge them to OPPOSE all gun control measures and SUPPORT all pro-gun bills. To contact your lawmakers, click the TAKE ACTION button below.


A summary of each bill and its respective committee report can be found below.

Work Sessions

Anti-Gun Bills

LD 1126, progressive politicians' so-called "ghost gun bill," redefines firearms under Maine law to include both finished and unfinished receivers. This definition change also explicitly requires that all finished and unfinished frames, receivers, and homemade firearms must be serialized at an FFL. This would hinder law-abiding Mainers' ability to build and repair firearms in their homes and require them to obtain expensive serialization on firearms and firearm parts. This "ghost gun" scheme does not address criminal activity in Maine. Instead, it serves a national agenda to ban homemade firearms, which have been part of our nation's history since its inception. This bill was reported out of committee on a partisan "Ought To Pass As Amended" report.

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.  This bill received a unanimous "Ought Not To Pass" vote.

LD 411 prohibits the state from selling forfeited firearms. If passed, this bill would ban the State of Maine from selling firearms and instead direct them to be destroyed. This bill received an "Ought To Pass As Amended" report. 

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. This bill has been "carried over" to the 2026 session. No votes will take place on this legislation this year. 

Pro-Gun Bills

LD 208 and LD 1230 seek 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. These bills have been "carried over" to the 2026 session. No votes will take place on this legislation this year. 

LD 1009 would 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. This bill has been "carried over" to the 2026 session. No votes will take place on this legislation this year. 

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and you inbox for updates as this legislative session progresses.

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