Maine Gov. Janet Mills: Why You Should Vote No on 'Red Flag' Measure

Maine Gov. Janet Mills: Why you should vote no on 'red flag' measure

The so-called "red flag" measure has been billed as strengthening gun safety measures— but in reality, it will undermine the safety of the public.

Mills Doubles Down on Opposition to Red-Flag Referendum in Op-Ed for Portland Paper

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) doubled down on her opposition to the upcoming red-flag law referendum question on Friday with an opinion piece appearing in the Portland Press Herald. [RELATED: Lewiston Shooting Survivors Sue U.S. Government as Mainers Prepare to Vote on Red-Flag Laws in Ballot Question…] “Our law has been preventing suicide, getting people help [...] The post Mills Doubles Down on Opposition to Red-Flag Referendum in Op-Ed for Portl…

Maine doesn’t need a dangerous red flag law

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Michael Carpenter is a former Maine attorney general and Democratic state senator from Houlton. The debate over so-called “red flag” laws is heating up again in Maine, so I want to be clear: If you want to protect Mainers and keep our state safe, vote No on Question 2 th…