Summary
Maine voters have approved a red flag law that lets family members ask a court to take guns away from people they believe are dangerous. This decision comes two years after a mass shooting in Maine that resulted in 18 deaths.
Key Facts
- Maine voters supported a new red flag gun law.
- The law allows family members to request a court to remove guns from potentially dangerous people.
- This law is an addition to Maine's existing yellow flag law, which already lets police request such actions.
- The red flag law is already in place in more than 20 other states.
- The vote occurred two years after Maine's deadliest mass shooting, where 18 people were killed.
