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Maine Town Rejects Mandatory Gun Ownership

by KREX News Room
by Jacklyn Thrapp

Story Created: Mar 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM MDT

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2013 at 8:54 AM MDT

BYRON, Maine (AP) - Residents of a small western Maine town have rejected a proposal that would have required a gun in every home.

About 50 registered voters in Byron have voted against an article that read: ``Shall the town of Byron vote to require all households to have firearms and ammunition to protect the citizens?''

Even Anne Simmons-Edmunds, head of the select board, who initially supported the measure, says she voted it down.

The measure was proposed by her father, Bruce Simmons. He voted it down too, saying the wording was wrong. He says it should have read ``recommend' rather than ``require.''

Some of the town's roughly 140 residents say the proposal made the town a laughingstock.

Randy Richards says he's a gun owner, but resented the proposal because it was government overreach.

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Sad State of Affairs said on Tuesday, Mar 12 at 4:21 PM

This is no surprise, the liberals have a strong hold in the northeast.

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