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Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Restrict Firearms and Weapons Access Initiative | ||
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Maine Question 2, officially the Extreme Risk Protection Orders to Restrict Firearms and Weapons Access Initiative, is an indirect initiated state statute that will appear on the ballot in the U.S. state of Maine on November 4, 2025, concurrent with the 2025 United States elections.
The Maine Gun Safety Coalition announced in January 2025 that they had gathered over 80,000 signatures for the initiative. [1] The signatures were validated and the initiative was certified for the ballot in March 2025. [2]
In June, gun owners' rights groups threatened to file a lawsuit after the Maine Legislature did not schedule a public hearing, as required by state law. [3] The opposition within the legislature was dropped soon after, and a hearing was scheduled. [4]
Maine currently has yellow flag laws, a lesser version of red flag laws. In Maine, only law enforcement officers can confiscate firearms, while a judge requires a mental health evaluation to do the same. [5]
Do you want to allow courts to temporarily prohibit a person from having dangerous weapons if law enforcement, family, or household members show that the person poses a significant danger of causing physical injury to themselves or others? [6]
The initiative would allow judges to more easily issue extreme risk protection orders, permitting them to authorize confiscation of firearms if an individual is deemed a threat by law enforcement or family members. [7]