The Maine Legislature approved gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people.
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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Rhode Island’s ban on high-capacity magazines
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Rhode Island law banning large-capacity gun magazines. The law, passed in 2022, bans ammunition magazines that carry more than ten rounds. Several Rhode Island gun owners and a Chepachet gun store sued the state. In December 2022, a federal judge declined to issue a […]
