AUGUSTA, Maine — Democrats are criticizing Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s statements about gun control and mental illness related to his order to lower flags to half-staff in honor of the victims of the mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon.
The flags will be at half-staff until Tuesday at sunset. The Republican governor issued a statement on Monday that faulted politicians for blaming guns when in his opinion, the nation’s problem with violence is about people with mental illness getting access to guns.
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