{"id":2322139,"date":"2024-08-09T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period-for-guns-after-mass-shooting-last-year-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T18:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:10:36","slug":"maine-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period-for-guns-after-mass-shooting-last-year-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period-for-guns-after-mass-shooting-last-year-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine institutes 72-hour waiting period for guns after mass shooting last year &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period-for-guns-after-mass-shooting-last-year-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2322139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Maine has implemented new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-rule-out-using-executive-orders-to-crackdown-on-second-amendment-rights-white-house\/\" title=\"Biden Won\u2019t Rule Out Using Executive Orders To Crackdown On Second Amendment Rights: White House\">gun control measures<\/a>, including \u2062a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-rules-north-carolina-20-week-abortion-ban-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Federal Court Rules North Carolina 20 Week Abortion Ban Unconstitutional\">72-hour waiting period<\/a>\u2064 for purchasing firearms, a year after the state&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-data-behind-mass-shootings-and-why-democrat-proposals-arent-likely-to-help\/\" title=\"The Data Behind \u2018Mass Shootings,\u2019 And Why Democrat Proposals Aren\u2019t Likely To Help\">deadliest mass shooting<\/a>,\u2062 which resulted\u200b in 18 fatalities.\u200b This legislative action follows increased pressure from\u2062 state leaders and activists to enhance gun safety laws after the incident involving Army reservist Robert Card. The\u2063 waiting period aims \u2064to give time for reflection before a buyer can obtain a \u2063firearm, as part of several policies \u2062adopted to prevent future tragedies. Gun retailers in the state are now required to enforce\u200c this waiting period among other measures established in response\u200d to the\u200c shooting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Maine institutes 72-hour waiting period for guns after mass shooting last year<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1455891\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maine\">Maine<\/a> instituted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gun control\">gun control<\/a> measures Friday, including a 72-hour waiting period for buying guns, one year after the state&rsquo;s deadliest mass shooting.<\/p>\n<p>State leaders have clamored to put into place gun control measures after Army reservist Robert Card murdered 18 people with a rifle in the tenth-deadliest mass shooting in United States history. One approved policy pushed by activists was a waiting period, requiring customers to wait 72 hours after purchasing a firearm to obtain it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A customer sights in a long gun while shopping at the Kittery Trading Post, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Kittery, Maine. The state&rsquo;s gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among several gun safety bills adopted after the state&rsquo;s deadliest mass shooting. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new law won praise from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-congress-enact-major-restrictions-on-constitutionally-protected-second-amendment-rights\/\" title=\"Biden To Congress: Enact Major Restrictions On Constitutionally Protected Second Amendment Rights\">gun control activists<\/a>, including Maine Gun Safety Coalition executive director Nacole Parmer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/maine-gun-waiting-period-mass-shooting-ce8837757eeeb8bd6204e3017cbe7cb5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em> that it would save lives.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-gun control activists denounced the law and announced their plans to sue.<\/p>\n<p>The other major opponents of the new law were gun sellers, who complained about the prospect of the law hurting sales and making the process obtuse.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s as clear as mud,&rdquo; Gun Owners of Maine&rsquo;s Laura Whitcomb told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave Labbe from the Kittery Trading Post expressed his concern that he would see a drop in customers, as a second trip to the store to buy the firearm would serve as an added inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>Other measures pushed through after the shooting were a strengthening of the state&rsquo;s &ldquo;yellow flag&rdquo; laws, requiring background checks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-atf-creating-sneaky-backdoor-against-gun-owners-proposal-will-soon-be-finalized-and-enacted\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s ATF Plotting Stealthy Attack on Gun Owners - Proposal Nearing Implementation\">people selling guns<\/a> over social media, and banning the transfer of guns to people prohibited from buying them.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1455891\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1455891\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine has implemented new gun control measures, including a 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases, one year after the state&#8217;s most lethal mass shooting. Following the tragic event where Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 individuals with a rifle, state officials have been advocating for stricter gun regulations. One of the key policies approved by activists is this waiting period, which mandates that buyers must wait three days after purchasing a firearm before they can take possession of it. <\/p>\n<p>The law has received support from gun control advocates like Nacole Parmer, executive director of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, who stated that it could help save lives. However, opponents of the law, including anti-gun control activists and some gun retailers, have criticized it and announced plans to challenge it in court. Laura Whitcomb from Gun Owners of Maine described the law as confusing and expressed concerns about its impact on sales. Dave Labbe from Kittery Trading Post also voiced worries that requiring customers to make an additional trip to complete their purchase would deter business.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the waiting period, other measures enacted following the shooting include enhancing &#8220;yellow flag&#8221; laws that require background checks for online firearm sales and prohibiting transfers of guns to individuals who are not legally allowed to purchase them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2322140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maine.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16596,9148,32747,37723],"class_list":["post-2322139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gun-control","tag-maine","tag-mass-shooting","tag-waiting-period"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Maine.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}