![]() ![]() ![]() It's legal to buy rifles and shotguns in Maine (and in Massachusetts and other states) at age 18. Big difference.Īccording to a July 2 article in, some lawmakers from Maine and New Hampshire sent a letter to Kittery in June, requesting that they break their silence and stop selling "assault weapons" and also raise the minimum age for buying firearms to 21. They’re telling Kittery that if they don’t stop selling those firearms and magazines, they’re going to face a boycott. Kittery also has been silent about an online petition, initiated by residents in March, following the Parkland High School shooting, demanding that the store stop selling “assault-type rifles and high capacity magazines” - or face a boycott.Īccording to an article in in March, Kristen Swann, one of the petitioners, said, “We’re just asking Kittery Trading Post to discontinue the sale of assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines.” Kittery hasn’t forgotten which side of the tracks they came from and who made them - and the town itself - what they are today. Well, a group of do-gooders now is boycotting Kittery because the store and its owner, Kevin Adams, have refused to answer a letter from Maine and New Hampshire lawmakers, requesting the store to stop selling what they call “assault weapons.” I say good for Kittery for sticking to their guns and not buckling to threats. And a lot of people wouldn’t have those jobs. If it weren’t for Kittery and those who pursue the field sports with rod and gun and the shooting sports, Route 1 in the Town of Kittery probably would look like a nondescript rural route in Anytown, USA. ![]() The store is commonly known as “Kittery” and as it expanded and drew more customers over the years, retail stores, restaurants and name-brand outlets cropped up, creating a shoppers’ utopia - and thousands of jobs. Hey, did you hear what’s going on at Kittery Trading Post, that beloved ‘guns n’ gear’ retail store in Kittery, Maine, established 80 years ago in 1938, by and for hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts and fishermen? You know the place - it put the Town of Kittery on the map. ![]()
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