{"id":113314,"date":"2025-11-15T01:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=113314"},"modified":"2025-11-15T01:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T07:24:47","slug":"113314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=113314","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/second-amendment-groups-challenge-vermont-gun-waiting-period-in-second-circuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Amendment Groups Challenge Vermont Gun Waiting Period In Second Circuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>he Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and a coalition of prominent gun rights organizations have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urging the court to strike down Vermont\u2019s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases.<\/p>\n<p>The brief supports the plaintiffs-appellants in the case,\u00a0<em>Vt. Fed. of Sportsmen\u2019s Clubs, Inc. v. Birmingham<\/em>, arguing that the district court\u2019s previous ruling upholding the waiting period misapplied the historical test established by the Supreme Court in\u00a0<em>New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>SAF is joined in the filing by the California Rifle &amp; Pistol Association, the Second Amendment Law Center, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\n<p>SAF Director of Legal Research and Education Kostas Moros criticized the lower court\u2019s decision, stating it \u201cdefies\u00a0<em>Bruen<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Rahimi<\/em>\u00a0by misapplying the Second Amendment\u2019s historical test and creating a false \u2018fork\u2019 in the analysis for so-called \u2018ancillary\u2019 rights, and by relying on unserious analogues like laws disarming intoxicated persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moros emphasized the lack of historical tradition for such restrictions, noting, \u201cHistory shows no tradition of waiting periods, even as mass production made guns widely available in the 19th century.\u201d The groups are urging the Second Circuit to \u201creverse and restore the proper\u00a0<em>Bruen<\/em> framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The brief leverages recent legal victories and historical context to bolster its claim. It notes that the Tenth Circuit recently struck down a similar waiting period in\u00a0<em>Ortega v. Grisham<\/em>, and points out that several other challenges to waiting periods are currently pending nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the brief relies on primary historical sources, including newspaper advertisements offering firearms for sale as far back as 1745, to demonstrate a long-standing tradition of immediate access to arms.<\/p>\n<p>Alan M. Gottlieb, SAF founder and Executive Vice President, characterized the waiting period as an unconstitutional infringement. \u201cThe right to keep and bear arms doesn\u2019t have a timestamp and should be afforded to anyone wishing to legally purchase a firearm,\u201d Gottlieb said. He concluded that \u201cwaiting periods to exercise a constitutional right are impermissible and are a direct infringement on the Second Amendment rights of peaceable citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SAF is also actively challenging similar restrictions in other cases across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second Amendment Groups Challenge Vermont Gun Waiting Period In Second Circuit he Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and a coalition of prominent gun rights organizations have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urging the court to strike down Vermont\u2019s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. 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