Guns

Legislature to Vote on Shielding Concealed Weapons Permit Information

by Blaine February 18, 2013 Ethics

The Maine House Republicans just announced via Facebook that tomorrow, February 19, 2013, the House will hold a roll call vote on LD 576, Governor LePage’s emergency legislation.  The resolve would place a moratorium on public access to concealed weapons permit information for four months. From the announcement it appears that no public hearing will [...]

Tagged as: concealed weapons, FOAA, transparency

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Republican Lawmakers Seek Special Treatment for Concealed Weapons Permit Holders

by Blaine February 15, 2013 Ethics

Yesterday, Maine Republican legislative leaders hastily called a press conference to voice their opposition to a Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) request by the Bangor Daily News seeking information on concealed weapon permit holders from all police departments in the state.  The paper indicated that they were not intending to use this information for publication, [...]

Tagged as: concealed weapons, Guns, Representative Ken Fredette, Senator Michael Thibodeau

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The NRA’s Involvement in Maine Elections

by Blaine December 21, 2012 Campaign Finance

Since 2002, the NRA Political Victory Fund has made 117 contributions totaling $51,790 to Maine candidates, party and political action committees. NRA Political Victory Fund Contributions Since 2002 Political Party Total # of Contributions Sum of Contributions Percent of Contributions Democratic 30 $15,290.00 29.50% Republican 87 $36,500.00 70.50%   In 2012 the NRA Political Victory Fund [...]

Tagged as: campaign finance, Guns, Legislature, NRA

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Daughter of Scarborough Representative Equates Sandy Hook Shooting to Abortion

by Blaine December 20, 2012 Guns

Like many, Mariah Volk, the daughter of conservative christian State Representative Amy Volk, used her twitter feed to comment on the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. She did not offer condolences to the victims, rather on 12/16 she equated the shooting to abortion when she posted “#Thingstothinkabout When a gunman comes in & kills innocent [...]

Tagged as: Abortion, Amy Volk, Guns, Sandy Hook

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98.8% of Federal Political Contributions by Bushmaster Founder Go to GOP

by Blaine December 20, 2012 Campaign Finance

Over the past 15 years, Richard Dyke, founder of Bushmaster Firearms, has made significant contributions to candidates, political action committees and party committees. According to the Federal Election Commission (www.fec.gov), since 1997 Dyke has made 82 contributions in federal races totaling $102,101. Of those contributions, 80 representing 98.8% of the funding were made to Republican [...]

Tagged as: Bushmaster, campaign finance, Guns, Richard Dyke

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LePage Receives Donation from Bushmaster Founder After Voicing Support for Removing Gun Laws

by Blaine December 19, 2012 Campaign Finance

Richard Dyke, the President of Windham Weaponry and 30 year owner of Bushmaster Firearms, Inc., and several senior associates gave the maximum contribution to Governor Paul LePage in the 2010 Gubernatorial election. On 9/28/10, Richard Dyke and four associates (either presently with Windham Weaponry, or previously with Bushmaster or Dyke Associates) each gave $750 to [...]

Tagged as: Bushmaster, Firearms, Political contributions, Sandy Hook shooting

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Richard Dyke, Bushmaster & Maine Republicans

by Blaine December 19, 2012 Campaign Finance

The Sandy Hook Elementary school shooter used a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the civilian version of the military M-16. Bushmaster manufactured rifles like these in Maine until March of 2011. Bushmaster Firearms, Inc. was made successful by Richard E. Dyke, who sold the company in 2006, after serving as Chair and principal owner for 30 years. In 2011, Dyke announced [...]

Tagged as: Bushmaster, Firearms, Political contributions, Sandy Hook shooting

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