It appears Mainers will reject Question 3 on Tuesday's ballot, which would have required extensive background checks when purchasing or borrowing firearms.
First it happened in New York state when a newspaper there published the names and home addresses of law-abiding citizens in that state who held concealed weapons permits. It caused outrage and protests.
What's going on here? It really makes you pause to think about every thing our federal government is not telling us. There have been news articles here and there, suggesting the Department of Homeland Security is preparing for something big, here in our home land...
Growing up in Northern Maine, firearms were just a normal part of life. Everyone I knew either had a firearm of some sort, or at least had access to one. And incidents involving firearms seemed to be far and few between--accidents mostly. But now there appears to be a national crisis--men, women, and children are dying left and right, usually at the hand of some disgruntled, mentally disturbed ind