Legislature upholds gun safety laws, backs path to restore rights for some nonviolent offenders

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 983

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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While upholding recently passed gun safety laws, the Maine Legislature approved a new proposal to allow people charged with certain nonviolent felonies a path to restoring their ownership rights.

Restoring gun ownership, a constitutional right, to people with a criminal record who have demonstrated rehabilitation is an issue of fairness, supporters of LD 1009 argued. The proposal received bipartisan support in initial votes in both the Maine Senate and House of Representatives, with most …

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