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| | | An Act To Prohibit Firearms in a Courthouse |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, current law does not proscribe possession of firearms | | in courthouses; and |
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| | | Whereas, potentially inflammatory and controversial matters are | | resolved in courthouses; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary to provide for the safety of citizens | | who come to Maine's courthouses seeking justice and those who | | work therein; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1058 is enacted to read: |
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| | | §1058.__Possession of firearm in courthouse |
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| | | 1.__A person may not possess a firearm in a courthouse. |
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