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Evan Popp

Evan Popp studied journalism at Ithaca College. He joins Maine Morning Star following three years at Maine Beacon writing about statewide politics. Before that, he worked for the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper and interned at the Progressive magazine, ThinkProgress and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Maine’s political leaders have a complicated record on gun safety reforms

By: Evan Popp - October 28, 2023

The mass shooting in Lewiston on Wednesday that claimed the lives of 18 people is drawing attention to Maine’s weak gun laws, with advocates and lawmakers arguing for firearm safety measures to prevent another tragedy. Many of Maine’s political leaders have a complicated history on the issue, though, often opposing large-scale reforms and working with gun […]

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