Maine Constitutional Carry
BY Herschel Smith
9 years, 1 month ago
Legal firearm owners in Maine are now allowed to carry concealed handguns without a permit in the state thanks to a new law effective Thursday.
The statute, referred to by Second Amendment rights advocates as a “constitutional concealed carry,” applies to both residents and non-residents who are 21 or older, or military members age 18 or older, reported the Associated Press. That means that anyone who is not otherwise banned from possessing a firearm can now carry a concealed handgun in the state without a permit.
The law also authorizes a person to possess a loaded pistol or revolver while in a motor vehicle, trailer or other vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle.
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The police chief of Portland, the state’s largest city, issued a warning Thursday, saying that police officers and the community are now much less safe due to the law.
“This is a poor piece of legislation that we’re all about to suffer through,” Portland Police Chief Mike Sauschuck said, according to local news station CSH6 Portland.
Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming and Kansas have passed similar laws, while Vermont has never required a concealed carry permit. New Hampshire also passed a similar law to the one enacted in Maine, but it was vetoed by Gov. Maggie Hassan.
Butt-hurt, the police chief is. It’s simply appalling in his mind that “the only ones” might not be the only ones recognized to carry a weapon, and they get no control over it, except insofar as the state issues permits to purchase. But small steps are better than no steps at all.
Here’s a prediction (and the wonderful thing about predictions is that people remember them and those making the predictions can be held to account). There is no suffering about to happen. The Portland police chief is telling fairy tales and make-believe. And he should be the one held to task when I’m proven to be right.
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On October 19, 2015 at 1:42 pm, Archer said:
Maine gets switchblade/automatic knives, too.
On October 19, 2015 at 3:37 pm, Jack Crabb said:
The magic-blue-costumed chief can go fuck himself.
On November 8, 2015 at 1:56 pm, Sheepdog said:
There’s no permit to purchase firearms required in Maine.. not sure if that’s what you meant in the article but that’s what I gathered from it. Just the normal FFL background checks here :)