By John Holyoke
Editor’s Note: The year began with a buying spree of guns and ammunition in Maine by those afraid of increased government regulation under President Barack Obama. It is ending with questions about how a Newport man described as mentally ill by his mother was able to possess a gun he allegedly used to kill his father. In a special five-part series the Bangor Daily News examines guns in our state — ownership, business, recreation, crime and the law.
Art Wheaton sits in his well-appointed study, animal mounts on the walls, a gun case full of shining shotguns nearby, and begins talking about one of his favorite topics: Guns.
Wheaton is a retired executive of a national firearms company, an avid gun collector, hunter and a Maine guide. And he’s adamant in his belief that giving ground to those who would limit his right to bear arms is a bad idea.
“I have come to a strong belief that firearms and Maine are inseparable,” Wheaton said.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
Editor’s Note: The year began with a buying spree of guns and ammunition in Maine by those afraid of increased government regulation under President Barack Obama. It is ending with questions about how a Newport man described as mentally ill by his mother was able to possess a gun he allegedly used to kill his father. In a special five-part series the Bangor Daily News examines guns in our state — ownership, business, recreation, crime and the law.
Art Wheaton sits in his well-appointed study, animal mounts on the walls, a gun case full of shining shotguns nearby, and begins talking about one of his favorite topics: Guns.
Wheaton is a retired executive of a national firearms company, an avid gun collector, hunter and a Maine guide. And he’s adamant in his belief that giving ground to those who would limit his right to bear arms is a bad idea.
“I have come to a strong belief that firearms and Maine are inseparable,” Wheaton said.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
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