The U.S. flag code says American flags should not be displayed upside-down except as a signal of “dire distress,” but free ...

Use of Maine’s yellow flag law has grown dramatically since the Lewiston mass shootings: law enforcement agencies completed more than 500 weapons restriction orders in the past 14 months ...

according to an August 2024 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. At the same time, Maine’s yellow flag law is being used more frequently, and gun reform ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mainers were smitten ... a new flag after critics decried the state’s 1858 flag that featured a Native ...

Maine voters will likely decide on two initiated referendum questions: voter ID and a "red flag" gun safety law. Supporters believe showing ID for voting is common sense, similar to other ...

Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would ...

Jan. 13—Maine's utilization of its unique yellow flag law spiked in the final months of 2024 as police agencies sought to remove weapons from people who pose a danger. Though authorities used it ...