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Maine lawmakers adopt some gun-control measures after 2023 mass killing

April 18, 2024 at 8:23 a.m. EDT
A memorial along Main Street in November in Lewiston, Maine. (Matt York/AP)
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After a gunman killed 18 people last year at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine, legislators pledged to revisit the state’s gun laws.

This week, after months of debate, they approved new restrictions on weapons sales but did not pass a measure that would have significantly strengthened the ability to remove guns from those deemed dangerous.