This morning the Maine Gun Safety Coalition supporters and volunteers turned in more than 80,000 signatures in support of the Safe Schools, Safe Communities initiative campaign which means the Extreme Risk Protection Orders initiative will appear on the 2025 ballot.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition launched the Safe Schools, Safe Communities signature gathering drive on November 5, 2024 after lawmakers failed to pass an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law last session.  In just over 2 months, more than 600 volunteers gathered 80,000 signatures to qualify, including signatures from voters in every county,  The campaign plans to take the initiative to the November 2025 ballot.

“Maine citizens have waited long enough,” said Nacole Palmer, Executive Director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition (MGSC).  “we can’t afford tdo wait another year – for another tragedy – until we put this measure on the ballot to save lives and keep our kids and communities safe.  I’m so proud of the work our small but mghty campaign team, powered by hundreds of volunteers, was able to accomplish in such a short time.”