The week before, an incident that claimed 18 had almost proved devastating enough to bridge the bipartisan divide between state lawmakers on gun control. Advertisement“The fact that the suspect was hospitalized for two weeks for mental illness should have triggered the yellow flag law,” she said. Mainers generally carried a more permissive view of gun control, given the state’s tradition of hunting and residents’ perception of safety. Bill Lee (R) has faced stiff opposition from GOP colleagues to a red flag law this year after a shooter took six lives at Nashville’s Covenant School. On the national stage, the fight for gun control has also been stymied by Republicans.

Source: Huffington Post November 05, 2023 13:47 UTC