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 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases violates 2nd Amendment, lawsuit says
Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the 72-hour waiting period law that Maine lawmakers passed after last year's mass shooting.
Maine gun rights groups challenge new firearm waiting period law
Lawmakers passed the bill in response to the Lewiston mass shootings, and it took effect in August.
Gun groups sue to overturn Maine's new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
Gun rights advocacy groups are challenging Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing that it’s unconstitutional
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.
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.
Gun rights advocates file lawsuit challenging 72-hour waiting period
Maine gun rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit in Bangor Wednesday seeking to overturn the state's new three-day waiting period for firearm purchases. The plaintiffs, including Rep. James White, a Guilford Republican who is also a gunsmith,
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.
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