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8 lis 2016 · The Maine Background Checks for Gun Sales Measure, also known as Question 3, was on the November 8, 2016, ballot in Maine as an indirect initiated state statute. It was defeated. A "yes" vote supported requiring background checks before a gun sale or transfer between people who are not licensed firearm dealers.
Voters rejected Question 3 — Expand Gun Background Checks — in Maine on Tuesday. The measure called for tighter regulation of gun purchases by extending the requirement for background checks...
8 lis 2016 · Question 3 aimed to close what supporters contend is a dangerous loophole in Maine gun laws that could allow convicted felons, domestic abusers and individuals with mental illness to acquire...
26 sie 2016 · Question 3 on the 2016 ballot asks, “Do you want to require background checks prior to the sale or transfer of firearms between individuals not licensed as firearms dealers, with failure to do so punishable by law, and with some exceptions for family members, hunting, self-defense, lawful competitions and shooting range activity?”
9 lis 2016 · BANGOR, Maine — In a major upset for Maine’s gun rights grass-roots and over a campaign apparatus that steeply outraised them, voters rejected an expansion of background checks on private gun...
The 2016 United States presidential election in Maine was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.
The greatest distance between the average vote across Pivot Counties and the average vote across other counties was for Question 3, which would have required background checks before a gun sale or transfer between people who are not licensed firearm dealers.
