ThreeDay

Portland, Maine — A recent legal challenge has put a pause on Maine’s new three-day waiting period for firearm acquisitions, a measure introduced in response to a tragic mass shooting last year that marked the state’s deadliest. Following a lawsuit initiated by firearm rights organizations, a federal judge on Thursday suspended the implementation of this waiting period as the court deliberates on its constitutionality. The law, which commenced in August, was a part of several gun control actions enacted by the Democratic-majority Maine Legislature after a devastating incident in Lewiston. In October 2023, an Army … Read more