Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 23:35:46 GMT -6
LePage suggests Mainers who carry concealed weapons could help rid state of drug dealers
Gov. Paul LePage called on Mainers to help law enforcement rid the state of drug traffickers Wednesday, at one point citing a new law that allows residents to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
“I tell ya, everybody in Maine, we have constitutional carry,” he said. “Load up and get rid of the drug dealers. Because, folks, they’re killing our kids.”
LePage was immediately asked by a reporter if he was advocating vigilante justice. The governor said he wasn’t.
His reference to the concealed handgun law came amid several statements in which he discussed reinstituting the death penalty, changing Maine law to allow drug dealers to be charged with homicide if they can be linked to an overdose death, and getting tough on doctors who overprescribe opioid medications – a major factor in the current heroin epidemic.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/27/lepage-suggests-that-mainers-who-carry-concealed-weapons-could-help-solve-the-drug-problem/
Gov. Paul LePage called on Mainers to help law enforcement rid the state of drug traffickers Wednesday, at one point citing a new law that allows residents to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
“I tell ya, everybody in Maine, we have constitutional carry,” he said. “Load up and get rid of the drug dealers. Because, folks, they’re killing our kids.”
LePage was immediately asked by a reporter if he was advocating vigilante justice. The governor said he wasn’t.
His reference to the concealed handgun law came amid several statements in which he discussed reinstituting the death penalty, changing Maine law to allow drug dealers to be charged with homicide if they can be linked to an overdose death, and getting tough on doctors who overprescribe opioid medications – a major factor in the current heroin epidemic.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/27/lepage-suggests-that-mainers-who-carry-concealed-weapons-could-help-solve-the-drug-problem/