…It does not appear that Card was banned from possessing a gun, either because of his criminal history — which, prior to this week, was limited to one operating under the influence charge — or because of concerns about his mental health.
Officials have not said whether they suspect he obtained the gun used in the killings legally or not.
Maine’s “yellow flag law” allows police officers to seize weapons from people who are a risk to themselves or others. But it was not invoked against Card.
Since 2020, Maine’s yellow flag law has been used 81 times to prohibit people who are considered to be a risk to themselves or others from accessing firearms.
Officials said they could not discuss whether the law was ever applied to Card, citing a lack of information and confidentiality rules. But state records indicate it was not….
[I pulled those paragraphs out of the center of the article, because unlike most New England states, Maine has pretty loose gun laws. There’s an uber low homicide and crime rate and beaucoups subsistence hunters up there. Totally different world outside of the urban centers. I’ve always loved it. The whole piece is interesting. ~ Beege]
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