{"id":101178,"date":"2024-04-06T16:49:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=101178"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:49:55","slug":"101178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=101178","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2024\/04\/controversial-bill-targeting-unauthorized-paramilitary-training-passes-through-maines-house-with-single-vote-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Controversial Bill Targeting \u201cUnauthorized Paramilitary Training\u201d Passes Through Maine\u2019s House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maine\u2019s House passed a controversial bill targeting \u201cunauthorized paramilitary training\u201d which has raised concerns with Second Amendment rights advocates, who believe that it could be used to target law-abiding gun owners and firearms instructors.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed by a single vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States of America was founded on what this bill would define as a civil disorder. I find it very likely that King George III would have been very, very supportive of this legislation,\u201d said Rep. Donald Ardell (R-Monticello).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=themainewire&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1775855077787378027&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themainewire.com%2F2024%2F04%2Fcontroversial-bill-targeting-unauthorized-paramilitary-training-passes-through-maines-house-with-single-vote-majority%2F&amp;sessionId=e45f2eb86aa6e5c040e3fceea511214a3b9a95ab&amp;siteScreenName=themainewire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1775855077787378027\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During the House proceedings on Wednesday, numerous Republican representatives spoke against the bill, calling it a violation of constitutional rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the right to determine how I want to practice, rehearse train, or drill. This bill is a violation of my constitutional rights,\u201d said Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips).<\/p>\n<p>The bill was originally proposed by Rep. Laurie Osher (D-Orno) in response to a brief attempt by Neo-Nazi Chris Pohlhaus and former Democrat activist Fred Ramey to build a neo-Nazi compound for their \u201cBlood Tribe\u201d in Springfield, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson visited the site of the neo-Nazi camp earlier this year, and discovered nothing but an abandoned camper, and a single tent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/backend\/App\/services\/getDocument.aspx?documentId=104226\">LD 2130<\/a>\u00a0makes it a crime for anyone to instruct a person in the use of a firearm or explosive if the instructor knows or \u201creasonably should know\u201d that the trainee intends to further \u201ccivil disorder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple firearms instructors told The Maine Wire that they are very concerned with the burden placed on instructors to determine the motives of everyone who comes to them for training.<\/p>\n<p>Following a contentious debate in the house, the bill passed in a 72-71 vote.<\/p>\n<p>No House Republicans voted in favor of the bill, and two Independents and three Democrats voted in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Eight representatives were absent from the vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial Bill Targeting \u201cUnauthorized Paramilitary Training\u201d Passes Through Maine\u2019s House Maine\u2019s House passed a controversial bill targeting \u201cunauthorized paramilitary training\u201d which has raised concerns with Second Amendment rights advocates, who believe that it could be used to target law-abiding gun owners and firearms instructors. 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