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Maine: Committee Votes on Firearm Bills TOMORROW

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Maine: Committee Votes on Firearm Bills TOMORROW

On Thursday, May 22nd, the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary will vote on four firearm-related bills. NRA members and Second Amendment advocates are urged to contact the committee NOW and encourage them to SUPPORT all pro-gun bills and OPPOSE all anti-gun bills.  Click the TAKE ACTION button below to contact committee members NOW.


Anti-Gun Bill

LD 1743 seeks to implement roving gun-free zones throughout Maine by allowing municipalities to ban firearms within their municipal buildings, municipal meetings, and voting places. If passed, this law would violate Maine's longstanding preemption laws and disarm and disenfranchise law-abiding gun owners. These bans could apply to all municipally owned properties, meetings, and polling places, including ballot drop boxes. Passing this bill would create a confusing patchwork of firearm laws throughout Maine, entrapping otherwise law-abiding gun owners.

Pro-Gun Bills

LD 1867 prohibits the assigning of a specific merchant category code to the sale of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories, and provides a civil penalty for violations. Introduced by leading pro-gun lawmaker Senator Matt Harrington (R-York), this critical legislation protects gun owners' privacy. In addition, it ensures that bad actors cannot use credit and debit card transactions to create a gun-registry or block cardholders from making gun-related purchases.

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. 

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

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