Judge Lance Walker heard arguments in a lawsuit by gun rights advocates who are challenging the Maine statute enacted in April.

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

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.

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.

A federal judge granted an injunction Thursday pausing the implementation of Maine's 72-hour waiting period to buy firearms.