As of 2024, Maine requires a 72-hour waiting period between the sale and transfer of a firearm.¹ This waiting period does not apply to transfers where a background check is not required, transfers between family members, and in other limited circumstances.

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1. Me. Stat. 25 § 2015.[↩]