Gun owners in Maine could be placed in protective custody if suspected of being mentally ill, as part of amendments to the state’s existing yellow flag law. Lawmakers in the rural New England state opted for these amendments over a controversial, last-minute proposal for a red flag law.
Working into the early hours of Thursday morning, the Maine Legislature, in a bicameral move, passed over the Democrat-initiated and nationally-watched red flag measure that would have allowed for the confiscation of someone’s guns based on hearsay.
