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  2. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Long guns and ammunition purchased outside of Connecticut are not subject to the long gun and ammunition eligibility requirements (even if one is a Conn. resident) other than the two-week waiting period must be observed for long gun transfers out of state, unless one has a valid hunting license or carry permit.

  3. Prompted by mass shooting, 72-hour wait period and ... - AOL

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    With eleventh hour guidance from the state, Maine gun retailers on Friday began requiring a three-day wait period for gun purchases under one of the new safety laws adopted following the state’s ...

  4. Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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    Long title: An Act to provide for a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm. Enacted by: the 103rd United States Congress: Effective: February 28, 1994: Citations; Public law: 103-159 ...

  5. Federal court won't block New Mexico's 7-day waiting period ...

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    A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun sales while a court challenge backed by the National Rifle Association moves forward. In a ...

  6. Maine sued over waiting period for firearms - AOL

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    (The Center Square) — A coalition of gun rights groups is suing Maine over a law requiring a three-day waiting period to buy a firearm, arguing that the new requirements violate the Constitution.

  7. Waiting period - Wikipedia

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    A waiting period is the period of time between when an action is requested or mandated and when it occurs. [1]In the United States, the term is commonly used in reference to gun control, abortion and marriage licences, as some U.S. states require a person to wait for a set number of days after buying or reserving a firearm from a dealer before actually taking possession of it, a woman waiting ...

  8. New NM gun law requiring 7-day waiting period for sales ... - AOL

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    May 16—Opponents of a new state law requiring a seven-day waiting period for firearm sales wasted little time in challenging its constitutionality in federal court in Albuquerque. Two New ...

  9. Three-day waiting period for gun purchases proposed - AOL

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    Jan. 9—CONCORD — Donna Morin of Hooksett told lawmakers that a proposed three-day waiting period to purchase any firearm would have stopped her 21-year-old son from buying one and then, 30 ...