Voters in Maine passed a proposed Red Flag Law that will allow family and household members to petition a court to have someone’s weapons removed when they are a danger to themselves or others.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Maine is now the 22nd state to pass a red flag law, with Maine voters sending a clear and decisive message. Voters overwhelmingly passed Question 2, which supporters say is a better way of keeping guns away from people who shouldn't have them, citing the Lewiston mass shooting as a major reason to pass it.

The new law empowers families to ask a judge to temporarily restrict a potentially dangerous relative’s access to guns.

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On Thursday night, supporters and those who oppose the red flag law proposal had a chance to make their case to Maine voters.