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In Maine, there is no 'red flag' law, a rule that would allow law enforcement and family members to temporarily remove weapons from people deemed by a judge to be a threat to themselves or others.

PENNSYLVANIA --Action News is learning the accused murderer, Robert Card, recently had an inpatient mental health stay after threatening deadly violence at a National Guard facility.RELATED |The question many are asking now is, "How could he have access to this gun?"

In Maine, there is no "red flag" law, a rule that would allow law enforcement and family members to temporarily remove weapons from people deemed by a judge to be a threat to themselves or others. Hughes supports the bill but isn't sure it will ever make it out of the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote.

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