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Whether you are a fan of firearms or not, tomorrow (Thursday, 10/15) is an important day. It's the day that Maine Constitutional Carry becomes law. That means no permit and no training will be necessary in order to carry a concealed handgun. Open carry (visible to everyone) has always been the law.

What thing to know about Governor LePage. He does what he says he'll do. He said he'd sign the constitutional carry bill and yesterday, he did just that. In 90 days (the length of time necessary for the law to take effect), a concealed carry permit will no longer be necessary to carry a weapon in Maine. Open carry is already allowed.

Wednesday at 1pm in room 436 of the Maine State House, the bill to allow concealed carry of a handgun in Maine, without a permit, will have a public hearing. Senator Katz talked with us about that this morning and gave us a couple of updates as well.