gun violence

Maine author Colin Woodard says America's long-ago past is at the heart of its present dispute over what to do about gun violence.

Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said Monday that they are optimistic Congress is finally on the verge of passing gun safety legislation one day after they were part of a group that unveiled a bipartisan compromise.

Both for recent arrivals and those who have been in the country for decades, the growing list of mass shootings is eroding a sense of security they hoped to find in America.

U.S. Senator Angus King of Maine said commonsense measures that don't infringe on 2nd Amendment rights include universal background checks, limiting magazine sizes, and increasing the age to buy a weapon.

This week’s tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, has unfortunately sparked what is by now a predictable – and predictably partisan – debate on Capitol Hill about how to deal with mass shootings and gun violence.

In response to two recent deadly mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, about 100 protesters rallied in downtown Portland Sunday afternoon to advocate for gun…

More than 100 activists on both sides of the gun control debate were at the State House Friday to testify on nearly a dozen bills being considered this…

Maine Lawmakers will consider a so-called “red flag” bill this session which supporters say will help reduce gun violence. Red Flag laws, which are in…

An eight-year-old boy from Oakland was found dead in his home Tuesday night died from a gunshot wound to the head, according to Maine State Police.Parker…

A crowd estimated at several thousand marched down Congress Street and gathered at the steps of Portland City Hall Saturday. Fired-up students, fed up…