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Maine

Maine has very few foundational gun safety laws. Despite the vast majority of gun deaths in the state being the result of suicide, the Pine Tree State lacks most basic laws that would help reduce suicide, including background checks for all gun sales, an Extreme Risk law, and waiting periods. Maine is also a permitless carry state, though it continues to have low gun violence relative to its weaker firearm laws, likely in part because it is protected by the strong laws of other states in the region.

163 In an average year, 163 people die by guns in Maine. More at EveryStat.
#25 in the country for Gun Law Strength. (Same as last year). See why.

 

 

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