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Maine Question 3, formally An Act to Require Background Checks for Gun Sales, [1] was a citizen-initiated referendum question that appeared on the Maine November 8, 2016 statewide ballot. It sought to require a background check for virtually all gun transfers in Maine , with some exceptions.
A 2016 survey of federal and state prison inmates by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that among prisoners who possessed a gun during their offense, 10.1% obtained the gun through a retail source (7.5% gun shop/store, 1.6% pawn shop, 0.8% gun show, and 0.4% from a flea market); 25.3% obtained the gun from an individual (family member ...
Maine has state preemption of firearms laws. No political subdivision of the state may adopt any law regulating firearms or ammunition, except for regulating the discharge of firearms. [1] A municipality may not sue a firearm or ammunition manufacturer for damages relating to the lawful design, manufacture, marketing or sale of firearms or ...
40. Georgia ©2013 Getty Images / Getty Images News via Getty Images ... 23. Maine ©VistaVision / iStock Editorial via Getty Images ... Firearm background checks per capita, Jan-Apr 2024: 34.6 ...
Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden ...
(The Center Square) — A coalition of gun rights groups is suing Maine over a law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm, arguing that the new requirements violate the Constitution.
Federal Background Checks Required for all purchase through Firearms Dealers Yes Yes In 2023, North Carolina repealed its law requiring a permit to purchase a handgun and is no longer a partial point of contact state for NICS. Firearms dealers must contact the FBI to process the background check required by federal law.
Other cities have used Kennesaw as an example for gun mandates. 2. Nelson, Georgia. Nelson unanimously passed an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory in 2013. 3. Nucla, Colorado.