Gun rights groups filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine on Tuesday over its recently passed law requiring a 72-hour waiting period to purchase firearms.
The coalition claims the waiting period is unconstitutional and is requesting a pause on the enforcement of the law until the outcome of the case is determined.
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM), Gun Owners of Maine, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation have joined in the legal challenge to the state law passed in August.
“Responsible gun owners should never have to wait to exercise the right to defend themselves and their property, and the 72-Hour waiting period law is an affront to that right the likes of which has never been seen in our state,” SAM said in a statement on the lawsuit filing. …