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Judge sides with gun advocates and pauses Maine gun law enacted in wake of Lewiston mass shooting
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.
Judge sides with gun advocates, pauses Maine's 72-hour waiting period law
Judge sides with gun advocates, pauses Maine's 72-hour waiting period law
Federal judge pauses Maine’s new waiting period for gun sales
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker said he granted the temporary injunction because the plaintiffs suing the state presented a strong argument that the law passed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting is unconstitutional.
Maine federal judge grants temporary injunction on ‘waiting period’ gun purchasing law
A US federal judge in Maine granted a temporary injunction on Thursday to pause the implementation of a gun law that requires 72 hours to pass before the purchase of firearms can be completed. Judge
Federal judge blocks Maine's firearm waiting period
A federal judge has blocked a Maine law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm in response to a legal challenge filed by gun dealers who argue the restrictions are unconstitutional. The ruling by U.
Judge grants injunction pausing Maine's 72-hour waiting period to buy firearms
A federal judge granted an injunction Thursday pausing the implementation of Maine's 72-hour waiting period to buy firearms.
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Federal judge suspends Maine's 3-day waiting period on gun purchases
Supporters argue the law passed last year will help avoid suicides by preventing impulsive gun purchases. But opponents see ...
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Maine's 72- hour waiting period for gun purchases halted
PORTLAND - A federal judge has temporarily stopped a Maine law that requires a 72- hour waiting period to buy a gun.
Police identify, searching for suspect in Maine Mall shooting
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) -Police have identified the suspect in Maine Mall shooting on Wednesday. South Portland Police ...
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Maine mall shooting suspect turns himself into police
South Portland police said Ahmed Basheer Awad, 20, turned himself in Thursday afternoon without incident. Police say Awad is ...
Westbrook man charged in Maine Mall shooting makes first court appearance
The man was charged with elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a concealed or ...
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Maine Mall shooting suspect appears in court after turning himself in to South Portland police
The shooting victim was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland ... was an isolated incident between two people and not a mass casualty incident — which is what officers were expecting ...
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Justice Wathen to discuss mass shooting commission’s work at Lewiston Public Library
The program will feature a conversation between former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Daniel E. Wathen and Sun ...