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Friday, July 10, 2015

Maine Becomes Sixth Constitutional Carry State

Another victory for gun owners

The state of Maine became the sixth in the country to allow citizens to carry firearms without the need to obtain a permit on Wednesday.

Gov. Paul Lepage (R.) signed Legislative Document 652 into law Wednesday, creating the state’s new permitless concealed carry framework. The permitless carry, commonly referred to as constitutional carry by gun rights activists, allows anyone over the age of 21 to carry a firearm so long as they legally own the firearm. Felons and other criminals are still prohibited from carrying a firearm.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) celebrated the move as “another victory for gun owners.”

“Maine now joins an ever-growing number of states in passing permitless carry,” executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action Chris Cox said in a press release. “Despite the best efforts of Michael Bloomberg-funded groups to distort the truth, the Maine legislature and governor stood strong for freedom. It’s encouraging to see a governor stand up for the rights of their constituents, instead of caving to the demands of an anti-gun billionaire from New York City.”

“On behalf of the NRA’s five million members, we would like to thank Gov. LePage, Senator Eric Brakey, and the House and Senate leadership for their work in pushing this legislation through.”

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

we need this in MARYLAND.... what group do we need to talk to to get this going?

Anonymous said...

3:13 you need to talk to the group of law makers with brains. Good luck in your search finding any!

Anonymous said...

i think i heard a liberals head explode

Anonymous said...

you listening Mr Hogan please please address this! we have your back and will support you! just let us know what we need to do.Maryland needs to start abiding by the Constitution of the United States of America.

Unknown said...

when democrats vote on a bill they are just trying to gather votes to get re-elected they have lost the moral majority,the christian vote and now all of the veteran votes with a 20% reduction in retirement pay plus having to go on medicare for medical benefits since the gov't is cancelling their free medical care they were counting on in retirement God bless America and semper fi to all you other jarheads out there

Anonymous said...

we can do anything as a Country if we just start pushing Constitutional Amendments... We already a majority of States that can trounce the Minority of Big City States to do whatever we please including recalling Judges

Steve said...

Watch their crime statistics implode to zero! Just watch.

Arizona has it.

History and reality prove this is a great move.

Time for Larry Hogan to read about reality.