Maine, Waiting Period

Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's three-day waiting period to buy firearms
The lawsuit filed on behalf of five individuals contends that it’s illegal to require someone who passed a background check to wait three days before completing a gun purchase.
Gun Rights Groups Challenge Maine's New Firearm Waiting Period
Gun rights advocacy groups in Maine are challenging the state's new 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.
Gun rights advocates file lawsuit against Maine's 3-day waiting period law for firearm purchases
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor asserts that the new law needlessly delays exercising of the 2nd Amendment without determining whether a gun buyer should possess a firearm.
Maine sued by gun groups over new three-day waiting period to buy firearms
Gun groups assembled to file a lawsuit on Tuesday against Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. The coalition is seeking an injunction to stop the law from being enforced until the case is decided.
Coalition sues to overturn Maine's 3-day waiting period to buy guns
A coalition of several gun groups has filed a federal lawsuit to challenge Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing that it's unconstitutional.
Federal lawsuit aims to overturn Maine's 3-day waiting period to buy guns
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to overturn Maine's new three-day waiting period to buy guns. It's a step gun rights groups had vowed to take. Jason Anderson from Buxton is one of thousands now hunting deer in Maine.
Maine gun rights groups challenge new firearm waiting period law
A coalition of Maine gun rights groups is challenging a law requiring a three-day waiting period to purchase a firearm, a measure that took effect in August. It is one of several gun safety bills state lawmakers passed following the Lewiston shootings that killed 18 people.
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Gun groups sue to overturn Maine’s new three-day waiting period to buy firearms
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine’s new 72-hour waiting period for ...
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