Appeals court rejects request to reinstate Maine's gun purchase waiting period

3 major gun bills advance in Oregon legislature

Three bills that would alter Oregon’s gun laws are advancing to the floor of both legislative chambers. Members of the House and Senate judiciary committees this week voted along party lines to move the bills forward, with Democrats using their majority power in the face of Republican pushback. The bills would create a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, ban rapid-fire devices, initiate a state licensing program for gun dealers and lay the…

Appeals court rejects request to reinstate Maine's gun purchase waiting period

A federal appeals court has declined to bring back Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases while a legal battle over the law continues.

Federal court refuses to reinstate Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate Maine’s 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases while a lawsuit about the law plays out.

Federal appeals court agrees to keep Maine’s 72-hour law on hold

The 3-day waiting period on gun purchases was approved by the Legislature last year but is no longer in effect pending a larger ruling from the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals.