Picture this. You walk out of a gun store with your background check, all of your paperwork, everything signed, 44-73, all of that. But then the state tells you, come back in 72 hours, jabroni, to pick up your firearm. You’re not a danger to anybody, no red flag orders. Just wait. Well, that was a law, it’s actually still an effect, that was passed in Maine. But 28 states, 28 state attorneys general, led by the channel friend, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudson, they’re saying enough is enough. And here’s why their challenge could change everything for your Second Amendment rights.

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They enjoined this law from being enforced, okay? It can’t be enforced. It was then appealed by Maine to the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and the court there rejected the state’s request for a stay on the order, which is, I’m telling you, it’s the First Circuit, guys. That is rare. Rare to have the district court say, nah, this isn’t going to be enforced. And then they have the Court of Appeals say, nah, we’re not stopping. It’s, yeah. So, on June 4th last week, Attorney General Knudsen filed this amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs.

Now, it’s a 28-state amicus brief urging the First Circuit to affirm the injunction that was lodged, okay? According to the brief, the district court correctly ruled that Maine’s law violates the court text of the Second Amendment, and that Maine couldn’t produce a single historical waiting period law from our founding or the Reconstruction errors. The brief calls out Maine’s fallback, comparing it to licensing or intoxication laws. That’s what Maine’s trying to do here. Look, we can stop you from getting your lawful firearm for, you know, a couple days because back then, you know, drunk people.

But Attorney General Knudsen says those laws don’t match because they applied only to certain dangerous individuals or crimes. Not every law-abiding gun owner. And he drives home one point. The law employs no standard at all to justify disarming individuals. It assumes crime, and it treats everyone as guilty. That flies in the face of Bruin, which demands any gun restriction, fine roots, in historical tradition. And Maine’s does not. Here are the key takeaways from the amicus brief in Beckwith v. Frey, which is the lawsuit. Number one, says the plain text of the Second Amendment protects the acquisition of firearms, not just possession.

Number two, Maine didn’t meet the Bruin test. No historical waiting period laws were presented, because there aren’t any. Three, Maine’s analogues, which were licensing and intoxication rules, aren’t relevantly similar. They apply to specific dangerous individuals, not everyone. Number four, even Maine’s nod to a more nuanced Bruin test, which shouldn’t be, about impulsive gun use, is rejected. Because human impulsivity is not new. And nothing in gun technology justifies people being impulsive. Number five, the brief firmly concludes, Maine failed to show historical tradition, limiting gun rights. So the law is unconstitutional under Bruin. Now remember, this isn’t a fringe moment here.

This is big. This is attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. As well as the president of the Arizona Senate and the speaker of the Arizona House. That’s 28 states spanning the country, a majority of the country, and they’re making it very clear. If Maine gets away with this here, your state could be next. Here’s the problem. If Maine enacts a mandatory wait, and the court says, yes, fine, do it, what’s to stop California or Illinois from saying, yeah, wait seven days, or 14 days, or hell, wait 30 days? Critics admit waiting periods don’t deter criminals.

They’ve admitted it. They hit law-abiding folks the hardest. They don’t do anything to criminals because they don’t follow the law. It’s in the definition of what they are. Now, the brief underscores this. These delays infringe upon your fundamental right to acquire a firearm for self-defense, and there’s zero historical precedent. I want to buy this firearm for self-defense. I go and try to buy the gun, and they say, nah, you don’t get it for three days. I go outside, and I’m mugged, robbed, and stabbed. They have stopped me from protecting myself. They have infringed upon my Second Amendment.

Now, the First Circuit is now reviewing the case. And if they affirm, Maine’s waiting period law will stay blocked. If not, brace for more states passing similar laws with courts letting it stand. And here’s what you can do. Call your state attorney general and urge them to join similar briefs. If they weren’t on this brief, ask them why, and get an answer. Don’t just let them do the legal jargon BS. Support legal organizations that are taking these fights to court. And above all, stay informed and stay mobilized, because this is our right, our Second Amendment right that’s on the table.

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