Boston.com Article RatingMaine's yellow flag law and how it compares to other New England states' gun restrictions
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-12% Somewhat Liberal
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85% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
-26% Moderately Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
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| "The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine's executive director David Trahan told Maine Public Radio back in April that the gun rights group helped draft Maine's watered-down version of red flag laws so that due process remained for gun owners." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Since 2015, Maine is also a permitless carry state, meaning gun owners can legally conceal carry a gun without a permit, as long as they are 21 years or older -- or 18 years and older if they are in the military." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "With red flag laws, you either need law enforcement or a family member to go to a judge, depending on the state, but a medical evaluation is not necessary." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Jack McDevitt, a professor at Northeastern University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice who was part of a task force responsible for drafting better gun reform laws in Massachusetts a decade ago, said it also isn't a decision that law enforcement or medical professionals want to make, based on his research of shaping stricter gun laws in the commonwealth." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "There have been criticisms of these laws, like that the red flag law is rarely used, which gun control advocates blame on the lack of public education around the law." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, both of Maine, said they support looking at baing high-capacity magazines, but not assault-style weapons." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Their stances comes on the heels of one Maine legislator, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, who said the Lewiston shooting reversed his decision to support an assault weapons ban like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
54% : The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine's executive director David Trahan told Maine Public Radio back in April that the gun rights group helped draft Maine's watered-down version of "red flag" laws so that "due process" remained for gun owners.51% : Since 2015, Maine is also a permitless carry state, meaning gun owners can legally conceal carry a gun without a permit, as long as they are 21 years or older -- or 18 years and older if they are in the military.
47% : With red flag laws, you either need law enforcement or a family member to go to a judge, depending on the state, but a medical evaluation is not necessary.
47% : Jack McDevitt, a professor at Northeastern University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice who was part of a task force responsible for drafting better gun reform laws in Massachusetts a decade ago, said it also isn't a decision that law enforcement or medical professionals want to make, based on his research of shaping stricter gun laws in the commonwealth.
24% : There have been criticisms of these laws, like that the red flag law is rarely used, which gun control advocates blame on the lack of public education around the law.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.