Maine misses 'key laws' and scores low in the list of states with the strongest gun restrictions, according to anti-gun violence organizations.
Maine, where a mass shooting that killed at least 16 people has taken place, has among the weakest gun laws in the country, according to scorecards compiled by several anti-gun violence organizations.A gunman carrying an assault-style weapon opened fire at Schemengees Bar and Grille restaurant and the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, also wounding dozens of people, according to The Associated Press.
'Despite 89 percent of gun deaths in the state being the result of suicide, the Pine Tree State lacks most basic laws that would help reduce suicide, including background checks for all gun sales, an Extreme Risk law, and waiting periods,' Everytown writes.'Maine is also a permitless carry state, though it continues to have low gun violence relative to its weaker firearm laws, likely in part because it is protected by the strong laws of other states in the region.
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