{"id":219122,"date":"2025-08-19T16:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T21:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219122"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:41:19","slug":"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals just dropped a major ruling for gun owners, striking down New Mexico\u2019s seven-day waiting period on firearm purchases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court <a href=\"https:\/\/nssfpdf.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/85+-+Opinion+Reversing++Remanding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\">held<\/a> that the law burdens conduct protected by the Second Amendment and doesn\u2019t line up with any historically recognized exceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the opinion, cooling-off periods may have modern policy goals, but they don\u2019t fit the historical framework the Supreme Court requires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That made the law unconstitutional on its face. The decision came in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\">NSSF-backed case<\/a>, and it marks another pushback against states attempting to add hurdles between citizens and their right to keep and bear arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-it-means-for-retailers\">What It Means for Retailers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSSF noted that this ruling doesn\u2019t take effect immediately. By rule, the earliest the mandate can issue is 21 days from the decision. New Mexico could also seek an en banc rehearing, which would delay things further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/a-new-gun-for-the-old-west-henry-golden-boy-revolver-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\">A New Gun for the Old West: Henry Golden Boy Revolver Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the mandate drops, the ruling effectively allows firearm transfers after a \u201cproceed\u201d response from the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-ffl-form-4473-for-background-checks-incoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\">NICS background<\/a> check system, without the waiting period. However, individuals with a \u201cdelayed\u201d NICS response are still in a gray area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court left it to the lower court to sort out how an injunction will apply in those cases. Until that\u2019s clarified, NSSF advises FFLs to continue following the law for delayed responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bigger-picture\">The Bigger Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This case underscores the ongoing legal battle over waiting periods. For gun owners, especially in rural areas or for those facing immediate threats, waiting days before taking possession of a firearm can mean the difference between life and death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tenth Circuit\u2019s ruling reinforces that the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/u-s-supreme-court-tosses-verdict-says-stun-guns-protected-by-second-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"145\">Second Amendment protects<\/a> not just ownership, but timely access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the industry is watching closely. Retailers and gun owners should keep an eye on updates, since New Mexico officials may try to push back through the courts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But make no mistake\u2014this decision is a significant win for Second Amendment rights in the Tenth Circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"tenth-circuit-strikes-down-new-mexicos-waiting-period\" title=\"Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals just dropped a major ruling for gun owners, striking down New Mexico\u2019s seven-day waiting period on firearm purchases. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":136879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-219122","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tenth Circuit Strikes Down New Mexico\u2019s Waiting Period<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Tenth Circuit strikes down New Mexico\u2019s seven-day waiting period, ruling it unconstitutional. 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