State of Maine secondary Archives: on Gun Control


Angus King: No gun permits for men under restraining orders

For too many of our citizens, day to day life is a living hell of fear of the monstrous violence that takes place behind closed doors. We can pass laws, add judges and DAs-and we will-but this scourge will not pass until we decide once and for all as a people that it is not acceptable, cool, cute, or a symbol of macho power to beat up on women or children. I can’t imagine anything less macho than a grown man hitting a kid. If you think back 20 years, we came to a similar point with driving drunk and we toughened the laws, but we also just plain stopped tolerating it.

And so tonight, let’s start that process of change-first by committing ourselves to enforce the law-in my view, the rule should be zero tolerance-abuse of women and children in Maine will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted. Let’s send this message by preventing someone under a protective order as a result of domestic violence from getting a permit to carry a concealed weapon. This isn’t gun control, it’s common sense.

Source: 2001 State of the State address to the Me. legislature Jan 24, 2001

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