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The wait is over for gun control activists, but it’s just begun for gun buyers in Maine. Starting today, folks buying a firearm when a background check is required can’t take their purchase home with them for at least 72 hours, even if they’ve already passed that background check and handed over their money.
Thewaitingperiodbillwasoneofseveralguncontrolmeasuresadoptedbythestate’sDemocraticmajorityinresponsetolastyear’smassshootinginLewiston,thoughthelawwouldn’thavepreventedtheattackevenifithadbeeninplaceatthetime.Themurdererpurchasedhisfirearmsmonthsbeforehecarriedouthiskillingspree,sothewaitingperiodwouldn’thaveimpactedhimintheslightest.Therewere multipleopportunitiesforlawenforcementandthemilitarytointervenebasedonhismentalhealthandaphysicalassaultonafellowArmyreservist,butratherthanaddressthosefailuresDemocratsinsteadwentafterthestate’slawfulgunowners.
GuncontrolactivistNacolePalmer,whoheadsuptheMaineGunSafetyCoalition,claimsthatthenewlawwillreducesuicidesinthestatebymandati
