Beckwith v. Frey: First Circuit Says Second Amendment Does Not Protect Gun Purchases

Summary

The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in *Beckwith v. Frey*, reversed a lower court's preliminary injunction, ruling that the Second Amendment protects the right to possess and carry firearms but does not protect the right to buy them. This decision upheld Maine's 72-hour waiting period law, enacted in 2024 as a response to the 2023 Lewiston mass shooting.