Proposal to restore gun rights after nonviolent felonies back before lawmakers

Proposal to restore gun rights after nonviolent felonies back before lawmakers

Guns are shown at Caso’s Gun-A-Rama in Jersey City, New Jersey, which has been open since 1967. (Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Monitor)Maine lawmakers will meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss a proposal that would restore someone’s right to possess a firearm after being convicted of a nonviolent felony.  The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee has a work session scheduled for 1:30 p.m. to discuss LD 1009, the proposal from Rep. Chad Perkins (…