Federal Appeals Court to Allow Maine to Enforce 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases

A federal appeals court is allowing Maine to enforce its new 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases, overturning a lower court order that had blocked the law.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled the measure is likely constitutional and can take effect while the case continues.

The law, passed after the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting, requires gun sellers to wait three days before handing over a firearm, with some exceptions.

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