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Maine's gun laws: What to know
With a widespread manhunt under way for the shooting suspect, hereās a look at Maineās gun laws.
No permit, background check or firearms registration is required to purchase a handgun from a private individual, according to the US Concealed Carry Association.
Additionally, open and concealed carry are legal in Maine without a permit, USCCA reports.
It also reports the state does not have any extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, that would allow law enforcement to restrict access to firearms for individuals with high risk of harming themselves or others.
Maine also has no laws restricting assault weapons, according to the Giffords Law Center which tracks gun laws across the country.
The state also has no law imposing a waiting period before purchasing a firearm. In June, the state senate rejected a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases.
In regard to mental health reporting, Maine does require courts to transmit an abstract of any order for involuntary commitment issued by the court to its public safety department and its state bureau of identification, Giffords reports.
According to Giffords, in 2019, the state established a procedure where firearm restrictions can be imposed upon a person taken into protective custody.
āUnder this law, when an individual is taken into protective custody, a medical practitioner shall assess whether the individual presents āa likelihood of foreseeable harmā. That assessment is then provided to law enforcement, and, if endorsed by a judge, results in a temporary restriction that prevents the individual from possessing or acquiring a firearm,ā it reports.
