Here's a look at Maine's gun laws following deadly mass shooting

YEAH, WE ARE HERE IN BOWDOIN, ONE OF THE THREE COMMUNITIES IS WHERE THEY ARE BEING URGED TO SHELTER IN PLACE. THIS IS ALSO THE COMMUNITY WHERE POLICE SAY THAT MURDER SUSPECT IS FROM. WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT ROBERT CARD WANTED IN THE MASS SHOOTING IN LEWISTON SHOOTINGS IN LEWISTON LAST NIGHT. THE US ARMY REPORTS THAT HE IS A SERGEANT FIRST CLASS IN THE ARMY RESERVE AND WORKS AS A PETROLEUM SUPPLY SPECIAL LIST. HE ENLISTED IN 2002 AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMBAT DEPLOYMENT RIGHT NOW. ABC NEWS IS REPORTING HE HAS A HISTORY WITH MENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING A TWO WEEK STAY AT A FACILITY. THIS SUMMER WITH THREATS TO SHOOT UP A NATIONAL GUARD FACILITY IN IN SARCOMA, MAINE. NOW, BACK HERE IN BOWDOIN, WE TALKED WITH A RESIDENT WHO DESCRIBES THE INTENSE POLICE PRESENCE THAT WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT, MOST OF THE TIME FROM LIKE 8:00 ON, COPS WERE RIPPING BOTH DIRECTIONS. THIS IS LIKE THE MAIN DRAG THROUGH BOWDOIN ALL THE WAY. YOU CAN GET RIGHT TO LEWISTON THIS WAY. SO YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY ELSE RIPS DOWN THROUGH HERE. NOW, THIS MORNING, THIS RURAL COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO SHELTER IN PLACE. SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. MANY RESIDENTS STAYING HOME THIS MORNING. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY SORT OF POLICE PRESENCE IN THE AREA. BOWDOIN DOES NOT HAVE A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS COVERING THIS COMMUNITY. ABC NEWS IS OFFERING SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT CARD THAT IN JULY THERE WAS STAFF AT THE CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE IN NEW YORK REPORTING THAT HE WAS ACTING ERRATICALLY, BEHAVING ERRATICALLY. THEY CONTAIN ESCORTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HE ENDED UP GOING TO AN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THERE FOR A MEDICAL EVALUATION. AGAIN, WE ARE HERE IN BOWDOIN. THIS IS A RURAL, RURAL COMMUNITY. IT IS NORMALLY QUIET TODAY, THOUGH, THIS MORNING THEY’RE BEIN

Updated: 2:24 PM CDT Oct 26, 2023

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Here's a look at Maine's gun laws following deadly mass shooting

Updated: 2:24 PM CDT Oct 26, 2023

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Haunting images of a suspect sought in shootings that killed at least 18 people at a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston, Maine, show the gunman walking into one of the establishments with a high-powered rifle.Video above: Details about Maine shooting suspect's background emergeRobert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, Maine, has been identified as a suspect in the shootings at Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant.The death toll was staggering for a state that in 2022 had 29 homicides the entire year.Maine doesn't require permits to carry guns, and the state has a longstanding culture of gun ownership that is tied to its traditions of hunting and sport shooting. In the state, concealed carry without a permit is limited to people who are 21 or older, with the following exception: If a person is 18 years of age or older and is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, or has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces or the National Guard, and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm, the person may carry a concealed handgun. Video below: Timeline, details of mass shootings in Lewiston, MaineA person who is 18-20 years old and without the referenced military qualifications must have a permit to carry concealed. The law applies to both residents of Maine and non-residents. Some recent attempts by gun control advocates to tighten the state’s gun laws have failed. Proposals to require background checks for private gun sales and create a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases failed earlier this year. Proposals that focused on school security and banning bump stocks failed in 2019.State residents have also voted down some attempts to tighten gun laws in Maine. A proposal to require background checks for gun sales failed in a 2016 public vote.

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Video above: Details about Maine shooting suspect's background emerge

Robert Card, 40, of Bowdoin, Maine, has been identified as a suspect in the shootings at Sparetime Recreation and Schemengees Bar and Grille Restaurant.

The death toll was staggering for a state that in 2022 had 29 homicides the entire year.

Maine doesn't require permits to carry guns, and the state has a longstanding culture of gun ownership that is tied to its traditions of hunting and sport shooting.

In the state, is limited to people who are 21 or older, with the following exception: If a person is 18 years of age or older and is on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard, or has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces or the National Guard, and is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm, the person may carry a concealed handgun.

Video below: Timeline, details of mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine

A person who is 18-20 years old and without the referenced military qualifications must have a permit to carry concealed. The law applies to both residents of Maine and non-residents.

Some recent attempts by gun control advocates to tighten the state’s gun laws have failed. Proposals to require background checks for private gun sales and create a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases failed earlier this year. Proposals that focused on school security and banning bump stocks failed in 2019.

State residents have also voted down some attempts to tighten gun laws in Maine. A proposal to require background checks for gun sales failed in a 2016 public vote.

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