New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period after the purchase of a gun was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in a two-to-one decision on Aug. 19.
The 2024 law requires a so-called “cooling off period” of seven days before a buyer can take a legally purchased firearm home. This is in addition to passing a background check and proving they can legally own a firearm under the law.
Plaintiffs Samuel Ortega and Rebecca Scott claimed the waiting period prevented them from taking their legally purchased firearms home, even though they had complied with all state and federal laws….