Mills’ reversal on key gun issues makes it unlikely that Maine’s relaxed gun laws will change if she is reelected. Mary Owen, 69, of Augusta, who testified in support of a background checks bill last year that failed, said she had been disappointed by both Mills’ actions and the lack of significance gun control has played in this election, including not being mentioned in debates featuring Mills and LePage. At a hyper-partisan moment in state and national politics, Mills rejected divisive gun legislation in favor of a more practical, bipartisan approach to gun legislation, said David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a gun-rights and conservation group.