Maine House speaker says if legislator broke firearms law, he should resign 'immediately'

[jpak]

Source: Portland Press Herald

House Speaker Sara Gideon said Monday that state Rep. Jeffrey Pierce, R-Dresden, should resign if allegations that he broke state law by tagging game on a firearms hunting permit are true.

The Maine Warden’s Service last week confirmed they were investigating Pierce after public game records showed he had used firearms to kill deer, moose and turkey, as recently as 2012 even though he is prohibited under state and federal law from possessing a firearm because of a felony drug trafficking conviction from 1983.

Gideon, D-Freeport, called the allegations against Pierce, a Republican, “incredibly serious.”

“Those of us charged with writing the laws also need to follow them,” Gideon said. “As a convicted felon, Rep. Pierce is barred from possessing a firearm. If he has broken the law, he should do the right thing and resign from office immediately.”

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Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2018/10/29/house-speaker-says-if-legislator-broke-firearms-law-he-should-resign-immediately/

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[old guy]

1. IOKIYAR

[keithbvadu2]

6. You beat me to it... so: Good One!

[TNNurse]

2. Drug trafficking felony?????

And people voted for him? Not use but felony trafficking. Holy crap.

[getagrip_already]

3. a youthful indiscretion......

fake news. he was set up. it was someone else. it doesn't matter, because he's now a republican (he was surely an evil lib then, he has since repented).....

How many do you need? I have hundreds.. sigh.

[paleotn]

7. Haven't we all trafficked drugs in our youth?

Just boys being boys, right?

[Mr.Bill]

9. As Steppenwolf said,

God Damn the Pusher Man.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Yes, but only to Timmy, PJ, Squi, Donkey-Dong Doug, etc

That's what it says on my calendar.

[The Genealogist]

10. Hillary, Nancy, Chuck and Maxine went back in time and planted all the evidence

[Gore1FL]

13. It was just locker room felony trafficking nt

[Demonaut]

15. he's the type that probably sold to children

[AllaN01Bear]

4. if a dem did that the rs would go krakatoa.

[paleotn]

5. Ooops. Hoisted on his own petard.

Isn't it the Republicans who say we have enough gun laws and should enforce the ones we have? Seems I heard that somewhere. Well, Pierce, they should enforce Maine and federal gun laws by throwing your doughy white ass in jail.

[NCjack]

8. Rep. Pierce is a menace to society. He should be arrested and put in jail

while the DA decides how to proceed.

[NickB79]

11. This will be interesting

The only possible way out for him is if he used a muzzleloader during firearm season, as black powder muzzleloading guns aren't legally firearms per federal law.

[Kaleva]

12. It's illegal in Maine for a felon to own or use a black powder muzzle loader.

" Maine, however, defines black power guns as "firearms" for purposes of being a prohibited person. Maine does provide for a black powder permit for prohibited persons. Such permits are not automatic and there is a substantial application process."

https://lipmankatz.com/articles/top-5-things-gun-owners-maine-should-know

[sfwriter]

14. Typo, "black power guns"

unless you mean:

[NickB79]

16. Wow, I did not know that. Now he's totally screwed

[scarytomcat]

18. those Maine Game Wardens are tough

go get 'em officer

[Marcuse]

19. We say RESIGN for illegally killing us. No Second Amendment for you!

[Paladin]

20. Maine voters and lawmakers need to throw this asshole out on the street.

I'd rather have him dealing drugs than representing me in the legislature.

[ROB-ROX]

21. REPUBLICANS ARE CORRUPT CROOKS

I do not think his republican voters will know he broke the law since they all have very tiny brains. This evil person will continue to do his masters bidding and killing. I think this is one of those states (6,500 square miles) which is smaller in size then 3 counties in California. Good luck with finding ethical and moral people who want this guy OUT........