Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires a waiting period for certain firearm purchases in the state of Maine when doing background checks.

Highlights:

• Defines terms related to waiting periods for firearms and gun violence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a firearm seller may not knowingly deliver a firearm to a buyer pursuant to an agreement sooner than 72 hours after the agreement (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that the waiting period must be concurrent with any waiting period imposed by background check purposes (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a seller who violates this provision will suffer a civil violation of up to $500 (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that a second offense is punishable of up to $1000 (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this does not apply if the person is a law enforcement officer, the person is a fellow firearms dealer, if the buyer and seller are family, or if the firearm is a curio or antique (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires a waiting period for certain firearm purchases in the state of Maine when doing background checks.

Highlights:

• Defines terms related to waiting periods for firearms and gun violence (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a firearm seller may not knowingly deliver a firearm to a buyer pursuant to an agreement sooner than 72 hours after the agreement (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that the waiting period must be concurrent with any waiting period imposed by background check purposes (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a seller who violates this provision will suffer a civil violation of up to $500 (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that a second offense is punishable of up to $1000 (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that this does not apply if the person is a law enforcement officer, the person is a fellow firearms dealer, if the buyer and seller are family, or if the firearm is a curio or antique (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text