Maine: Public Hearing on Waiting Period Repeal Bill TOMORROW

Dear [Lawmaker],

As a fellow Mainer, I urge you to SUPPORT LD 208 and LD 1062, and to OPPOSE LD 1120 and LD 1299 in your committee.

LD 208 seeks 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.

LD 1062 seeks to repeal Maine's expanded background check requirement that includes the transfers of private advertised sales. This law seeks to serve as another steppingstone to the full-blown Universal Background Check scheme that Mainers voted down at the ballot box in 2016.

LD 1120 and LD 1299 seek to implement "safe storage” laws aimed at implementing a top-down government mandate telling you how to store your firearms. While I support storing firearms in a responsible manner, I do not support top-down one-size-fits-all government mandates. As NRA’s safety materials explain, “Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration."

Again, I urge you to SUPPORT LD 208 and LD 1062, and to OPPOSE LD 1120 and LD 1299.

Thank you for all that you do for our state.

Sincerely,
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