Maine became the 22nd state to pass a “red flag” law, with voters in the state sending a clear and decisive message.

Voters overwhelmingly passed Question 2 on Tuesday. Supporters say it is a better way of keeping guns away from people who shouldn’t have them, citing the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting in October 2023 as a major reason to pass it.

The law allows family members or officers to petition the court for an extreme risk protection order, to seize guns or stop the purchase of a gun, from someone suspected of posing a significant danger to themselves or others.

“We say enough is enough,” Nacole Palmer of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition said.

It’s the victory the Maine Gun Safety Coalition sought for years, and one that took 18 lives for it to become law. Arthur Barnard’s son was

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