Background
The Committee on Judiciary will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM at
📍 State House, Room 438, Augusta, to discuss LD 424 "An Act Concerning the Concealed Carrying of a Handgun by an Individual Who Is 18 Years of Age but Under 21 Years of Age," LD 829 "An Act to Standardize the Laws Regarding the Carrying of Concealed Handguns in State Parks," LD 953 "An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code," LD 998 "An Act Regarding an Employer's Authority to Prohibit an Employee from Storing a Firearm in the Employee's Vehicle," LD 1049 "An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit," and LD 677 "An Act to Update the Statutory Definition of "Machine Gun" and Prohibit Possession of a Rapid-fire Device."
If you want to read LD 424, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0278&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 829, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=SP0356&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 953, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=SP0409&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 998, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0645&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 1049, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0678&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 677, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=SP0292&PID=1456
If you pick through the left side menu, you can find all kinds of good info!
In lieu of personally testifying in support of this bill, you may testify via Zoom, or by online testimony using the following link: https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/. Do this prior to the public hearing.
See below for EVERYTHING you're going to need to get this done, including testimony!
🔹 Steps to submit testimony online:
1️⃣ Click: "Public Hearing".
2️⃣ Choose a committee: "Judiciary" - using the drop-down menu.
3️⃣ Choose date: March 26, 2025, 9:30 AM - using the drop-down menu.
4️⃣ Click: LD 424 (you can pick any of them if you include all LD numbers).
5️⃣ Enter your testimony in the box (or click the checkbox if you want to testify via Zoom).
6️⃣ Complete your contact information.
7️⃣ Click: "I'm not a robot"
8️⃣ Click: "Submit/Register".
Action Time-Window
⚠️ Please consider taking action by March 24, 2025.
Template
The below is a community member's testimony. Feel free to use it, something of your own, or something as simple as as "I support LDs 424, 829, 953, 998, 1089 and they "ought to pass." To get other wording ideas, as online testimony is submitted for this bill, you can see it here: https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-26-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2 after clicking on the bill number.
I support pro-2A legislation, such as LD 424, LD 829, LD 953, LD 998, and LD 1049.
I oppose LD 677, another attempt at failed gun control.
Let’s see how the gun control lobby is losing. An example from “Newsmax” January 30th 2025:
“A decades-old U.S. government ban on federally licensed firearms dealers selling handguns to adults under the age of 21 is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court held on Thursday, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings expanding gun rights.”
“The ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marked the first time a federal appeals court has held that the prohibition violated the right to keep and bear arms enshrined in the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.”
Federal and state legislation, and ATF “rules” are being repeatedly challenged in court, and support for the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution is being restored. The days of unconstitutional gun control laws going unchecked are over.
With that being said, LD 677 is another reconstituted attempt at previously defeated gun control (i.e., LD 2086, passed by the 131st legislature, vetoed by Governor Mills).
I support restoration of all of our Second Amendment Constitutional rights, such as LDs 424, 829, 953, 998, and 1049 and they “ought to pass.”
I oppose tyrannical LD 677, and it “ought not to pass.”
Credit for the above goes to our community member Danny (@DannyEmerson61) from the South Berwick Republican Committee (@BerwickSouth).
Disclaimer
A community member has shared this personal template for those who wish to express their views on the bill(s) mentioned above. This template is not an official PTP position, and using it is entirely up to you. Pine Tree Patriots encourages civic participation but does not endorse or support specific actions or policies. Please remember this is an individual initiative.
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