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USA | Maine federal judge grants temporary injunction on ‘waiting period’ gun purchasing law (www.jurist.org)

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A US federal judge in Maine granted a temporary injunction on Thursday to pause the implementation of a gun law that requires 72 hours to pass before the purchase of firearms can be completed.

Case file: https://wgme.com/resources/pdf/df042dff-7f87-444e-9961-d535d7a4286c-InjunctionGranted.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The vast majority of purchases are by people who already own multiple guns. This should be dialed in to a first-time purchase, maybe once each on a pistol and a long gun.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's the only way a waiting period is going to survive strict scrutiny.