Maine legislative committees are scheduled to consider bills LD 1557, to allow concealed weapons on school property, and LD 1696, which would allow lawsuits against the gun industry from persons harmed by “abnormally dangerous” firearms.
While he supports one bill but not the other, John Merrill, president of the Pine Tree State Rifle and Pistol Association, doesn’t trust the legislature to address Second Amendment issues adequately.
“Most of the legislators can’t explain what an ‘assault weapon’ is,” Merrill told The Epoch Times.
LD 1557 would allow holders of valid concealed weapons permits to carry firearms on school grounds. The Maine Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs will consider the bill on May 24….