Lewiston survivors consider looming election as gun control comes to forefront after mass shooting

LEWISTON,Maine(AP)—BenDyerhasn’tdecidedhowhe’llvoteinoneofthenation’smostcloselywatchedcongressionalelectionsthisyear,butheknowsgunswillbeonhismindwhenhecastshisballot.Andhe’sprettysurehewon’tbetheonlyone. Dyer,a47-year-oldfatheroftwo,wasshotfivetimesatSchemengeesBar&GrilleinLewistonlastOctoberduringthedeadliestmassshootinginMainehistory.Hewasrushedtoahospitalinagamewarden’spickuptruck.Hestillcan’tusehisrightarm. Intheaftermathofablood-soakedtragedyinwhich18peoplewerekilledandmanymorewerewoundedattwoseparatecrimescenes,Dyerhaswatchedhisstateenactabatteryofnewguncontrollaws.ItisagainstthatbackdropthatheandothervotersinMaine’s2ndCongressionalDistrictwillconsiderthepoliticalfutureofthree-termCongressmanJaredGolden. Golden,aDemocratwithahistoryofsupportinggunrightsinwaysthatbuckedhisparty’sorthodoxy,hasshiftedhispositionsincetheLewisto