Background
On Monday, June 2nd, Maine lawmakers held a press conference with representatives from the NRA, Gun Owners of Maine, and the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine to call on the Senate President and Speaker of the House to hold a public hearing on the Red Flag ballot question. Under Maine law, all ballot initiatives are required to undergo a public hearing. However, Senator Anne Carney, the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has blocked such requests from her fellow lawmakers in an attempt to silence citizens who are critical of this extreme gun control proposal. This tactic should come as no surprise, as Senator Carney has utilized a litany of underhanded tactics to advance the gun control agenda, including blocking votes on a repeal of Maine's waiting period law and silencing expert testimony from pro-gun speakers.
NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford issued the following statement regarding Senator Carney's brazen disregard for Maine law:
"In blatant disregard for state law, gun control politicians in Augusta are refusing to hold a statutorily mandated public hearing that would expose the extreme dangers of their radical 'red flag' ballot referendum. The NRA and its members are proud to stand with the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and Gun Owners of Maine to defend the rights of law-abiding Mainers and ensure gun owners in the Pine Tree State have their voices heard."
Maine citizens have the right to be heard. Speak up now via the solutions provided in the 'Template' section and urge lawmakers to hold a public hearing on Michael Bloomberg's dangerous Red Flag referendum.
Action Time-Window
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Template
The below is from the website speak4.app and was shared by a community member.
For ease of access, you can directly send the below testimony via the speak4.app website here.
Alternatively, you can submit your own testimony using the following link: https://www.mainelegislature.org/testimony/.
Dear [Lawmaker] ,
As a fellow Mainer and your constituent, I urge you to call on the Senate President and Speaker of the House to hold a public hearing on the Red Flag ballot question.
Under Maine law, all ballot initiatives are required to undergo a public hearing. However, Senator Anne Carney, the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has blocked such requests from her fellow lawmakers in an attempt to silence citizens who are critical of this extreme gun control proposal. As one of these citizens, I refused to be silenced. Senator Carney may not want to listen to be, but as my legislator and elected representative in your chamber, she has to listen to you.
Again, I urge you to call upon leadership to force a hearing on the "Red Flag" issue.
Thank you for all that you do for our great state.
Credit for sharing 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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