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 groups sue to overturn Maine's new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for firearms purchases is unconstitutional and seeking an injunction stopping its enforcement pending the outcome of the case.
Federal lawsuit aims to overturn Maine's 3-day waiting period to buy guns
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) -- 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.
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 over waiting period for firearms
A coalition of gun rights groups is suing Maine over a law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm, arguing that the new requirements
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.
Lawsuit Filed Against Maine’s 3-Day Waiting Period for Guns
The state of Maine is being sued over its new 72-Hour waiting period to buy a gun. The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and Gun Owners of Maine announced a lawsuit Tuesday, which was filed against state Attorney General Aaron Frey in federal court in Bangor.
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 three-day waiting period to buy firearms
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech ... Nacole Palmer, who heads the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, said she’s confident that the waiting period law will survive the legal challenge. The bill’s sponsor, state Rep.
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.
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Maine mother says she has to go into hiding when her abuser gets out of jail
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