How Maine’s candidates for federal office hope to address gun violence [Video]

Ahead of the election, Maine’s Total Coverage asked viewers what issues they believe are the most important. One of these issues is crime.Maine’s Total Coverage specifically asked candidates for federal office about gun violence in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, the deadliest shooting in state history.Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, who is running for reelection in Maine’s 1st Congressional District, has pushed for changes from the U.S. Army following the Lewiston tragedy.”We’ve pushed on some ideas that the Army could do to make sure it’s better at notifying local communities and following up in a situation like the one that we had there,” Pingree said.Pingree is also a strong supporter of federal legislation to address gun violence.”I’ve supported a ban on assault weapons, red flag laws at a federal level,” she said. “We have a yellow flag law in our state, but I think a red flag law would be …