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Mainers have enacted a red-flag gun law at the ballot box, with 58.8% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race at 9:55 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025.

This means that family or household members and law enforcement may petition courts to remove guns from someone deemed dangerous to themselves and others.

The law doesn't replace the yellow-flag law already on the books, which requires law enforcement to take someone into protective custody and undergo a mental health evaluation before their guns may be taken away.

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