Critics, supporters discuss red flag referendum in televised town hall

With the November election just six weeks away, experts for and against the statewide referendum question proposing a red flag law participated in a televised town hall Tuesday night.

Proponents were represented by psychiatrist David Moltz and former Public Safety Commissioner Anne Jordan, while David Trahan, the head of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, and Rep. Jennifer Poirier (R-Skowhegan) spoke for the opposition.

The four presented their reasons why Maine voters should support or reject Question 2 on the November ballot. It will read: “Do you want to allow courts to temporarily prohibit a person from having dangerous weapons if law enforcement, family, or household members show that the person poses a significant danger of causing physical injury to themselves or others?”

Maine already has what’s known as a yellow flag law, which allows law enforcement to take guns away from people after a mental health evaluation.


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