Lawmakers in Maine passed a series of gun safety legislation, including a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases and a ban on bump stocks, following the mass shooting that killed 18 people and wounded 13 in Lewiston last October, according to reports.
The Maine Legislature did not vote on a proposed "red flag" law that would allow family members to ask a judge to remove weapons from someone who is considered a danger before it adjourned Thursday morning, the Associated Press reported.
The Lewiston shooting rekindled interest in a "red flag" law after weapons belonging to the shooter, Robert Card, were not confiscated despite law enforcement officers hearing warnings from his relatives and fellow soldiers about his state of mind.
But the legislature updated the state's "yellow flag" law to simplify the process by which law enforcement officers can take somebody into protective custody and have a mental evaluation, the Portland Press Herald reported.
