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Federal judge will not reinstate gun waiting period during appeal

Shoppers look at high-powered rifles displayed at a gun shop, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2002, in Gray, Maine.
Robert F. Bukaty
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Shoppers look at high-powered rifles displayed at a gun shop, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2002, in Gray, Maine.

A federal judge has denied Attorney General Aaron Frey's request to reinstate Maine's 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases while the case is appealed.

U.S. District Judge Lance Walker suspended the waiting period and last month sided with gun owners' rights advocates who challenged the constitutionality of the law.

Frey has appealed the case to the First Circuit and had asked the court to reinstate the waiting period.

Kaitlyn Budion is Maine Public’s Bangor correspondent, joining the reporting team after several years working in print journalism.