Maine Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense Fund
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| Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Ellsworth, Maine |
| Type: | Ballot question committee |
| Affiliation: | Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America and Everytown for Gun Safety |
| Top official: | Kathleen McInerney, Treasurer |
| Founder(s): | Shannon Watts (Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America) |
| Year founded: | 2015 |
Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund (TC) was a ballot question committee that sought to place Maine's Background Checks for Gun Sales initiative on the November 8, 2016 ballot. The group also raised money in support of the measure.[1]
Background
Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund was established in 2015 as a part of the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America and Everytown for Gun Safety campaigns, which supported enacting gun laws.[2][3] The treasurer was Kathleen McInerney. The main purpose of the organization was to help get Maine's Background Checks for Gun Sales initiative on the ballot for November 8, 2016. The measure qualified for the ballot but was defeated by voters.[4]
In June 2016, Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense and Mainers for Responsible Gun Ownership merged together, retaining the name Mainers for Responsible Gun Ownership.[5]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
In August 2015, Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund submitted an application and the proposed language of the background check for gun sales measure to the Maine secretary of state.[6] The group submitted 85,000 signatures in January 2016, and Maine Background Checks for Gun Sales, Question 3 appeared on the November 2016 ballot, where it was defeated.[4]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense Fund | ||||
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| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Amount raised | Status |
| Maine Background Checks for Gun Sales, Question 3 (2016) | 2016 | Supported | $1,445,422[1] |  Defeated
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maine Commissions on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, "Maine Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense Fund," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Moms Demand Action, "About," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Moms Demand Action, "Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Portland Press Herald, "Referendum campaigns paying big bucks to qualify for Maine ballot," January 24, 2016
- ↑ Portland Press Herald, "Maine gun safety groups get $3 million ahead of November vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, "Maine Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense Fund Takes First Step Toward Qualifying a Background Check Initiative for November 2016 Ballot," August 24, 2015
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