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 ...

AUGUSTA — Maine Republicans and opponents of the initiative that will go to voters this fall to make it easier to confiscate weapons from a person in crisis want to put another option on the ballot ...

In a final burst of activity, state lawmakers closed out the 2025 legislative session this week by passing dozens of ...

A hearing Wednesday rekindled debate over a proposal that would allow Maine families to ask a judge to remove guns from relatives in crisis.

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 hearing Wednesday rekindled debate over a proposal that would allow Maine families to ask a judge to remove guns from relatives in crisis.

Gov. Janet Mills endorsed a Republican lawmaker’s proposal that is also backed by gun-rights groups and competes with a “red ...

Republican lawmakers push a last-minute yellow flag proposal to counter the upcoming red flag law referendum. PORTLAND, Maine ...

Maine Democrats drop opposition to ‘red flag’ hearing A public hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday on a citizen initiative that would make it easier to temporarily remove access to ...

A red-flag law making it easier to seize weapons from a dangerous person might have stopped the mass killings in Lewiston, Maine, experts said in interviews.

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 ...