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More Maine towns consider becoming 2nd Amendment sanctuaries, even as how it would be enforced remains unclear

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli
5 years ago
Credit: Natalie Williams / BDN
Red flag laws, invasive gun registration initiatives and a growing fear of proposed legislative firearms restrictions have spawned a burgeoning Second Amendment sanctuary movement intent on preserving the “right to keep and bear arms.” Read more.
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