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Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after mass shooting

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The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.

Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after the shooting that

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