Author: Justin Davis

Portland-based progressive politicians just cannot help themselves. In the wake of beinghanded a historic loss with the hold on Maine’s 72-hour waiting period law in federal court, one would expect these vehement opponents of the Second Amendment to quell their efforts, but instead, they have launched a full-scale attack on firearm rights. Earlier this year, Justice Lance Walker of the First District Court placed a hold onMaine’s extreme waiting period law under the precedent set by New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen. This decision defines a clear framework for firearms policy, largely focused on whether the…

Maine has the lowest rate of violent crime in the entire nation. Not one of the lowest, but the lowest. And, with the odd exception of slipping to number two here and there, that ranking has remained a constant for decades. This level of safety has been achieved with what most gun control groups call the weakest gun laws in the county. Desperate to prop up the “you can’t be safe without surrendering your rights” narrative, a handful of Maine politicians are pushing big-city gun laws guaranteed to sacrifice your freedoms and make it more difficult to defend yourself, your…