I'm not sure if you've seen this interesting development out
west, but it seems to make good sense to me. And interestingly, the
judge who made this decision was nominated by then President Clinton.
"A
federal judge has overturned part of a California law requiring a
10-day waiting period for gun buyers, ruling that it does not apply to
those who already own firearms.
U.S. District Judge Anthony
Ishii of Fresno ruled late last week that "10-day waiting periods
impermissibly violate the Second Amendment" for gun-buyers who already
passed background checks or are authorized to carry concealed weapons.
"There
is no evidence that a 'cooling off period,' such as
that provided by the 10-day waiting period, prevents impulsive acts of
violence by individuals who already possess a firearm. A waiting period
for a newly purchased firearm will not deter an individual from
committing impulsive acts of violence with a separate firearm that is
already in his or her possession," he said in his ruling."
"Ishii
delayed the effective date of his order for six months to give the
state time to appeal or the Legislature time to adopt new rules. For
instance, he suggested lawmakers might want to change state law to allow
law enforcement officials to delay the delivery of a firearm if they
have reason to suspect that the buyer intends to illegally pass on the
weapon to someone else."
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