First Circuit Says Second Amendment Does Not Protect Buying Guns in Beckwith v. Frey - Ammoland.com

In a stunning ruling, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to acquire or purchase firearms.

The case, Beckwith et al. v. Frey, was brought by several Maine residents and businesses against Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey. It challenged a 2024 Maine law requiring a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases (Me. Stat. tit. 25, § 2016). The law was enacted six months after the October 2023 mass shooting at a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, in which 18 people were killed, and 13 others were injured. In response, the state introduced the “cooling off” period.

The plaintiffs argued that the mandatory three-day waiting period violated their Second Amendment rights. A federal district court judge agreed, finding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits, would suffer irreparable harm, and that the balance of equities favor

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