Maine Republicans, red flag opponents want to give voters another referendum option. A proposal unveiled Tuesday for a competing measure on the November ballot would make changes to the existing ...

Maine lawmakers passed a “yellow flag” law that requires police to seek a medical evaluation for anyone believed to be a threat before taking their guns away. Skip Navigation.

Maine considered a red flag law in 2019. Gov. Janet Mills helped negotiate a compromise bill with the Sportsmen’s Alliance of Maine, a powerful gun rights lobbying group representing gun owners.

Maine does not have a red flag law. Instead, it's a yellow flag or yellow paper law. It’s a process with more steps than the more assertive red flag laws in some states.

A mass shooting in Maine has revived a conversation about laws that aim to take firearms away from people who might pose a threat to themselves or others. Maine lawmakers passed a “yellow flag” law ...

It will soon be up to Maine voters whether or not they want to implement a red flag law. The Maine Gun Safety Coalition says ...

Maine doesn't have red flag laws and need better involuntary commitment laws, which might have kept mentally ill Army reservist and firearms instructor Robert Card from killing at least 18.

Though signatures still need to be verified, it appears Maine voters will decide two initiated referendum questions this year concerning voting and firearms safety. Both petition drives were ...

Depending on what happens, the question of a "red flag law" could end up being decided by all Maine voters at the polls this fall. Maine AG Frey appeals judge's decision to put 72-hour waiting ...

But the most obvious need, a “red flag” law allowing families as well as police to petition for gun removal, fell by the wayside. It’s important to recall how that happened.