Maine Town Rejects Gun Requirement Law
Even the official who proposed the law didn't support it, saying that the requirement that everyone own a gun and ammunition needs reworking
(CNN) -- Voters in Byron, Maine, have unanimously rejected a proposed law that would have required each household in the 140-person town to own a firearm and ammunition.
Even the official who proposed the requirement, Selectwoman Anne Simmons-Edmunds, voted against it, saying she did so to have it reworked and reintroduced.
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