An Act To Authorize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns without a Permit
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0652
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BRAKEY, LONG, SHAW, BURNS, COLLINS, CUSHING, DAVIS, DUTREMBLE, EDGECOMB, LANGLEY, MASON, PATRICK, ROSEN, SAVIELLO, THIBODEAU, WHITTEMORE, WILLETTE, WOODSOME, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BATTLE, BICKFORD, BLACK, BUCKLAND, CAMPBELL, CHACE, COREY, CRAFTS, DILLINGHAM, DUNPHY, ESPLING, FARRIN, FOLEY, FREDETTE, GERRISH, GILLWAY, GINZLER, GOLDEN, GREENWOOD, GUERIN, HANINGTON, HANLEY, HAWKE, HEAD, HERRICK, HICKMAN, HILLIARD, HOBART, KINNEY, LOCKMAN, LYFORD, MAKER, MALABY, MAREAN, MARTIN, NUTTING, O'CONNOR, PARRY, PETERSON, PICCHIOTTI, PICKETT, POULIOT, PRESCOTT, REED, SANDERSON, SAUCIER, SAWICKI, SHERMAN, SHORT, SIROCKI, SKOLFIELD, STANLEY, STEARNS, STETKIS, THERIAULT, TIMBERLAKE, TIMMONS, TUELL, TURNER, VACHON, VEROW, WADSWORTH, WALLACE, WARD, WARREN, WHITE, WINSOR, WOOD
Amends: 12 MRSA §11212, 25 MRSA §2001-A

Legislative Document 
No. 652 
S.P. 245 
In Senate, March 3, 2015 
An Act To Authorize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns without 
a Permit 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Representative LONG of Sherman, Representative SHAW of Standish and 
Senators: BURNS of Washington, COLLINS of York, CUSHING of Penobscot, DAVIS of Piscataquis, 
DUTREMBLE of York, EDGECOMB of Aroostook, LANGLEY of Hancock, MASON of 
Androscoggin, McCORMICK of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, ROSEN of Hancock, SAVIELLO of 
Franklin, President THIBODEAU of Waldo, WHITTEMORE of Somerset, WILLETTE of Aroostook, 
WOODSOME of York, Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, AUSTIN of Gray, BATTLE of South 
Portland, BICKFORD of Auburn, BLACK of Wilton, BUCKLAND of Farmington, CAMPBELL of 
Newfield, CAMPBELL of Orrington, CHACE of Durham, COREY of Windham, CRAFTS of Lisbon, 
DILLINGHAM of Oxford, DUNPHY of Embden, DUNPHY of Old Town, EDGECOMB of Fort 
Fairfield, ESPLING of New Gloucester, FARRIN of Norridgewock, FOLEY of Wells, FREDETTE of 
Newport, GERRISH of Lebanon, GILLWAY of Searsport, GINZLER of Bridgton, GOLDEN of 
Lewiston, GREENWOOD of Wales, GUERIN of Glenburn, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HANLEY of 
Pittston, HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor, HEAD of Bethel, HERRICK of Paris, HICKMAN of Winthrop, 
HILLIARD of Belgrade, HOBART of Bowdoinham, KINNEY of Limington, KINNEY of Knox, 
LOCKMAN of Amherst, LYFORD of Eddington, MAKER of Calais, MALABY of Hancock, 
MAREAN of Hollis, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, McCABE of Skowhegan, McCLELLAN of Raymond, 
McELWEE of Caribou, NUTTING of Oakland, O'CONNOR of Berwick, PARRY of Arundel, 
PETERSON of Rumford, PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, PICKETT of Dixfield, POULIOT of Augusta, 
PRESCOTT of Waterboro, REED of Carmel, SANDERSON of Chelsea, SAUCIER of Presque Isle, 
SAWICKI of Auburn, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, SHORT of Pittsfield, SIROCKI of Scarborough, 
SKOLFIELD of Weld, STANLEY of Medway, STEARNS of Guilford, STETKIS of Canaan, 
THERIAULT of China, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, TIMMONS of Cumberland, TUELL of East 
Machias, TURNER of Burlington, VACHON of Scarborough, VEROW of Brewer, WADSWORTH of 
Hiram, WALLACE of Dexter, WARD of Dedham, WARREN of Hallowell, WHITE of Washburn, 
WINSOR of Norway, WOOD of Sabattus. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §11212, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 2005, c. 477, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
B.  A person may not, while in or on a motor vehicle or in or on a trailer or other type 
of vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle, have a cocked and armed crossbow or a 
firearm with a cartridge or shell in the chamber or in an attached magazine, clip or 
cylinder or a muzzle-loading firearm charged with powder, lead and a primed ignition 
device or mechanism, except that a person who has a valid Maine permit to carry a 
concealed weapon is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm may have in 
or on a motor vehicle or trailer or other type of vehicle a loaded pistol or revolver 
covered by that permit. 
Sec. 2.  25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶A-1 is enacted to read: 
A-1.  A handgun carried by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a 
firearm; 
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes a person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm to carry 
a concealed handgun without a permit.  This bill also authorizes a person to possess a 
loaded pistol or revolver while in a motor vehicle or a trailer or other vehicle being 
hauled by a motor vehicle.