NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico federal judge on Monday upheld the state’s law which requires a seven-day waiting period for gun purchases. The Waiting Period Act went into effect on May 15 ...

A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico can continue to enforce a new, seven-day waiting period on gun sales while a court challenge backed by the National Rifle Association moves forward.

"New Mexico has the third-highest gun-death rate among all States," Browning wrote in the order, adding waiting period laws reduce gun deaths. Follow Daniel J. Chacón on Twitter @danieljchacon.

Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases takes effect next ... in at least three other states with similar laws: Colorado, New Mexico and Vermont. And the organizer of a gun show ...

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“The defendants adduce significant evidence that waiting period laws may help reduce this tidal wave of gun violence,” Browning said in a ruling of more than 100 pages. New Mexico Go ...

Jul. 23—A new law in New Mexico requiring a seven-day waiting period for the purchase of firearms will remain in effect as a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is litigated.

NRA challenges New Mexico's 7-day waiting period for gun purchases Gun-rights organization contends N.M.'s new law, which went into effect Wednesday, violates the second and 14th amendments. +4 ...