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Following a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine is considering a "red flag" law, known as Question 2, to allow family members to petition for temporary gun removal.

The state's current "yellow flag" law, which requires police involvement and a mental health evaluation, is argued to have failed in the Lewiston case.

Supporters of the red flag law, including a former official on the governor's investigative commission, say it is a proven, less intrusive tool used in 21 other states.

Gov. Janet Mills opposes the new measure, defending the existing yellow flag law and questioning the constitutionality of the proposed red flag law.

The massacre in Lewiston the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, when 18 Mainers lost their lives almost instantly in two separate attacks with semi-auto

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