Background
The Committee on Judiciary will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM at
📍 State House, Room 438, Augusta, to discuss LD 1109 "An Act to Reduce Gun Violence Casualties in Maine by Prohibiting the Possession of Large-capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices" and LD 1126 "An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms."
If you want to read LD 1109, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0728&PID=1456
If you want to read LD 1126, click here: https://legislature.maine.gov/bills/display_ps.asp?snum=132&paper=HP0745&PID=1456
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, 9:35 AM - using the drop-down menu.
4️⃣ Click: LD 1109 (You may submit separate testimony for each bill; not necessary as long as you include both LD #s in your testimony).
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 oppose LDs 1109 and LD 1126 and they "ought not 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=1&sortdir=0&sortby=2 after clicking on the bill number.
I oppose LD 1109 “An Act to Reduce Gun Violence Casualties in Maine by Prohibiting the Possession of Large-capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices” and LD 1126 “An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms.”
Here we go again, another attempt at unconstitutional gun control. Another attack on law-abiding Maine citizens, and a direct violation of our Maine Constitutional rights, specifically Article 1, Section 16: “To keep and bear arms. Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.” Maine is the safest state in the nation. I fail to see how these laws would make us “safer”. I oppose any bill intending to strip Maine citizens of our Constitutional rights.
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, and attempts to enact them are over.
With that being said, LD 1109 is another reconstituted attempt at previously defeated gun control (i.e. 129th Maine Legislature, LD 1071 “An Act To Prohibit the Sale of High-capacity Magazines). It’s unconstitutional, and you know it.
I oppose unconstitutional LD 1109 and LD 1126, and they “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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