A Canadian man shot and killed 22 people. Three of his guns came from Maine
The Portland Press Herald has now covered the story of how the worst mass shooting in Canadian history was abetted by Maine's dangerously lax gun laws and the ubiquity of firearms in the state. The MGSC Board, and indeed all of Maine is lucky to have Margaret Groban to once again speak so knowledgeably on this tragic story.
Gun deaths surged during the pandemic’s first year, the C.D.C. reports
The CDC has now confirmed what many outlets have previously reported: America's gun violence crisis is spiraling out of control. The massive surge in gun sales during the beginning of the pandemic, coupled with the loosening of gun laws and regulations around the country since then will only make things worse going forward.