Next week, House and Senate sessions are scheduled for March 30th and the 31st, and L.D. 1821 is queued at the top of their lists. While the "FFL-Killer" Bill left the Joint Judiciary Committee with a recommendation that it ought not to pass, it is now headed for floor votes next week. Please take a moment to click the TAKE ACTION button below to contact your representatives and respectfully urge them to OPPOSE L.D. 1821.
L.D. 1821 mandates so-called "responsible business practices" by licensed firearms dealers but does little more than impose costly burdens on already highly regulated businesses. The ATF already monitors and inspects FFLs across the US, and while law enforcement agencies can already submit TRACE requests in investigating a crime involving a specific firearm, L.D. 1821 would open the door to baseless inspections of FFL transaction records, raising serious concerns around privacy and due process. This bill, in effect, creates a de facto registry of all firearms purchased and sold in Maine.
Despite the fact that some amendments were introduced in the work session to address at least some of those concerns, a bipartisan majority of the committee voted that the bill should not pass. L.D. 1821 would require a significant investment in manpower by the Maine State Police to implement the legislation. In addition to creating an unnecessary and redundant regulatory scheme that threatens to put already highly regulated dealers out of business, L.D. 1821 would create a significant financial burden on taxpayers in Maine and waste Maine State Police resources.
NRA-ILA will continue to monitor this bill throughout the session and fight for the rights of law-abiding Mainers, including the small business owners that support all gun owners and sportsmen in the state.
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