72-Hour Waiting Period Legal Challenge Filed in Court

November 13, 2024

The coalition of Gun Owners of Maine and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine is formally announcing that the legal challenge to the unconstitutional 72-Hour Waiting period law passed by the Maine State Legislature and allowed to go into law without the Governor’s signature has been filed in court.

We would like to thank our partners at the National Shooting Sports Foundation, without which we would not have the financial means to see this legal challenge through to the end. Together we have enlisted the services of the law firm of Clement & Murphy, whose lawyers represented the challengers in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, a landmark Second Amendment case vindicating the rights of law-abiding New Yorkers to carry handguns for self-defense. They have extensive experience with Supreme Court cases, specifically as they relate to the Second Amendment, and we have every confidence that they will serve this cause well.

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 before been seen in our state.

As evidenced by the other gun rights legal proceedings that have transpired across the country, we felt it was important to make sure that the filing of this legal challenge is complete and without any room for error. We appreciate your patience in waiting and the trust you have conveyed to us by way of your support.

NSSF Celebrates Lawsuit Challenging Maine’s 72-Hour Delay on Second Amendment Rights

Find the Lawsuit HERE

Find the Preliminary Injunction HERE