{"id":3257,"date":"2024-05-10T01:09:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2024-05-10T01:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T01:09:36","slug":"maine-anti-gun-lawmakers-to-make-last-ditch-effort-to-save-awb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"Maine: Anti-Gun Lawmakers To Make Last-Ditch Effort To Save AWB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay.png\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-696x392.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-700x394.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-1068x602.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/yea-or-nay.png 1534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"yea or nay\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Maine gun owners aren\u2019t out of the woods yet concerning the proposed \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban pushed by anti-gun Democrat lawmakers this session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">While Gov. Janet Mills vetoed <a style=\"color: #467886; text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/backend\/App\/services\/getDocument.aspx?documentId=104298\">LD 2086<\/a> back on April 29, some in the legislature are attempting to override the governor\u2019s veto. And tomorrow, both the state Senate and House will be holding a vote that will either uphold or override that veto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">In her veto message concerning the measure, Mills said the bill might unintentionally ban weapons that responsible gun owners use for hunting or target shooting. While Mills said she agreed that semi-automatic firearms converted into the functional equivalent of a machine gun should be restricted, she said she was concerned that certain language in the bill could have a \u201crisk for unintended consequences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u201cSuch legislation should only be developed in a deliberate, inclusive and clear manner for both gun safety advocates and those concerned with protecting lawful access to firearms,\u201d Mills said in the veto message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">In fact, the governor\u2019s fears were well founded. The legislation would actually create a backdoor ban on commonly owned firearms and firearm parts by redefining a \u201cmachine gun\u201d to include any semi-automatic firearm that includes parts that could \u201cincrease the rate of fire.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">As Gun Owners of Maine said in a recent update to members: \u201c<span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Destruction of firearms and alterations in the definition of Machine Gun to include commonly owned semi-automatic firearms modifications<span style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\u00a0is not only a waste of perfectly good firearms, it is a stepping stone to a ban on \u2018assault\u2019 weapons. This amendment brought to light the fact that Maine\u2019s current statute surrounding the definition of a Machine Gun (as assessed by attorneys specializing in firearms) could be construed to include shotguns\/buckshot\/snake shot. Yes, this law has been on the books for decades, but it is out of step with federal law and frankly, \u2018intentions\u2019 of politicians who seek to remove firearms from the hands of law-abiding citizens is not something we trust. This definition\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">needs<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"text-align: -webkit-center;\">\u00a0to be amended and we will be seeking to do so next session.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Maine gun owners found themselves under heavy fire by gun-hating Democrats this legislative session following last fall\u2019s mass murder in Lewiston. The governor allowed a measure requiring a <a style=\"color: #467886; text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/governors-inaction-means-maine-gun-purchasers-will-have-to-contend-with-waiting-period\/\">three-day waiting period<\/a> before gun purchasers who have already passed the federal background check can have a new gun transferred to them. She also signed bills making it <a style=\"color: #467886; text-decoration-line: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/red-flag-bill-on-the-move-in-maine\/\">easier to confiscate firearms<\/a> without due process, requiring background checks for private sales through online means and strengthening a law that forbids the \u201creckless\u201d sale of a gun to a prohibited person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Interested Maine gun owners should contact their Senator or Representative immediately and ask them to vote to uphold the governor\u2019s veto on the \u201cassault weapons ban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/maine-anti-gun-lawmakers-to-make-last-ditch-effort-to-save-awb\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 Maine gun owners aren\u2019t out of the woods yet concerning the proposed \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban pushed by anti-gun Democrat lawmakers this session. \u00a0 While Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 2086 back on April 29, some in the legislature are attempting to override the governor\u2019s veto. And tomorrow, both the state Senate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}