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Fresh revelations have emerged about the tragic Maine shooting that claimed 18 innocent lives.

Reports suggest that the authorities might have had prior information that could have potentially prevented this catastrophe.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is bringing these details to light, expressing their concern over the immediate reactions advocating for stringent gun control regulations.

The Boston Globe recently disclosed that the assailant was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility in July.

Furthermore, a publication in Reason highlighted that the shooter’s family had previously alerted the police about his deteriorating mental health, five months before the heartbreaking incident in Lewiston.

However, instead of addressing these evident systemic oversights, key figures, including President Joe Biden, are calling for tightened gun control measures.

This call for action, SAF comments, follows a familiar pattern seen after such tragic incidents.

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Alan Gottlieb, SAF founder and Executive Vice President, remarked, “Biden and his fellow gun prohibitionists literally jumped at the opportunity to exploit another tragedy to push gun control schemes which would not have prevented the mayhem.”

He further noted that the perpetrator had legally obtained the firearm used in the attack months earlier, which was after his family had contacted the authorities and well before his hospitalization.

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Disputing claims made by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown group about Maine’s ‘weak gun laws’, Gottlieb emphasized that this incident underscores the local authorities’ repeated failure to act on credible information and enforce current legislation.

He added, “Some Maine Democrats are now hinting at a new spate of gun restrictions which will accomplish nothing except to penalize honest citizens and erode their Second Amendment rights.”

Adam Kraut, SAF Executive Director, also highlighted that individuals who undergo involuntary commitment are already restricted by federal law from owning firearms and ammunition.

He said, “The constant calls for additional laws after such a tragedy, particularly when the government abdicated its responsibility, are misguided and serve no purpose other than to exponentially increase the heft of the criminal code books for no material gain.”

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