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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday put a hold on a new three-day waiting period for gun purchases in Maine after reviewing a lawsuit filed against the rule by gun rights groups.

Maine's new gun rule took effect in August and was one of several gun control measures the state's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed after an Army reservist killed 18 people in Lewiston in October 2023 in the deadliest shooting in state history. Gun rights advocates challenged the waiting period law and asked for it to be paused pending the outcome of their case.

The gun advocates contend violates their 2nd Amendment rights. Federal judge Lance Walker wrote that the act "employs no standard at all to justify disarming individuals," and that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a group of individuals who contend it is illegal to require a person who passed a background check to wait 72 hours before completing a gun purchase. Maine's attorney general has said he intends to defend the law and that waiting periods have been upheld in other parts of the country.

Similar laws exist in about a dozen other states. Gun control advocates in Maine trumpeted the law as way to provide a cooling-off period for people intending to use a gun to do harm to others or themselves.

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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting

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A federal judge has put a hold on a new three-day waiting period for gun purchases in Maine after reviewing a lawsuit filed against the rules by gun rights groups.

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After September’s deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control

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After September’s deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control

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After September’s deadly school shooting in Georgia, a call goes out for greater gun control

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A Georgia Democratic lawmaker is pushing for stricter gun safety laws to stem a tide of violence like the mass shooting last September at a high school northeast of Atlanta.

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Michigan’s new law resulted in no-gun orders for nearly 300 people

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Michigan’s new law resulted in no-gun orders for nearly 300 people

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Michigan’s new law resulted in no-gun orders for nearly 300 people

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Nearly 300 people in Michigan were barred from possessing guns in 2024. A new law empowers courts to intervene if there’s evidence they could harm themselves or others.

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Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional

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Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional

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Court says banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional

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A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.

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The 2nd Amendment encompasses the right to bear arms.This means that the citizens have the right to keep a weapon, such as a gun, within their ownership. We experience this right in everyday life. Millions of school shootings and disputes over gun laws are discussed everyday. Making this an essential amendment. Today, because of the development and power of modern weaponry, it is crucial that people are able to defend themselves. Without this amendment, people would be left helpless against those who do possess a weapon such as misled/corrupt police officers. Making this right a tool to our safety.