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.
The lawsuit contends that it’s illegal to make someone wait three days to buy a gun if they’ve already passed a background check. They argue their stance is supported by a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that altered gun restriction standards.
“Nothing in our nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation supports that kind of ‘cooling-off period’ measure, which is a 20th century regulatory innovation that is flatly inconsistent with the Second Amendment’s original…
