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PORTLAND - Several gun groups are challenging Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing that it’s ...

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Bangor asserts that the new law needlessly delays exercising of the 2nd Amendment ...

Lawmakers passed the bill in response to the Lewiston mass shootings, and it took effect in August.

Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the 72-hour waiting period law that Maine lawmakers passed ...

Members of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition argue a red flag law could've prevented the Lewiston mass shooting, which left 18 ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming that Maine's new 72-hour waiting period for ...

More Charles Krupa/AP Laura Whitcomb, president of Gun Owners of Maine, noted to The Associated Press (AP) that the law is especially burdensome in urgent situations, such as self-defense ...

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 ...

Several gun groups are challenging Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing that it’s unconstitutional PORTLAND, Maine -- A coalition of gun groups has filed a lawsuit claiming ...

Supporters of the law said they’re confident it will survive the legal challenge. Maine is one of a dozen states that have a waiting periods for gun purchases, which proponents think might keep ...