Court of Appeals refuses motion for injunctive relief against permit-to

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a request by the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association and other plaintiffs that could have placed a temporary pause on Delaware’s new Permit to Purchase law .

A lawsuit over the Permit to Purchase law was first filed against the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security at the beginning of November. The law, which went into effect on Nov. 16, requires anyone looking to buy or transfer a gun in the First State to first obtain a purchaser permit. The process to obtain that permit includes fingerprinting, a background check, and taking a firearms safety course.

Guns rights activists in Delaware have criticized the law since it was first proposed, arguing it violates Delawareans’ Second Amendment rights.

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