Wait Periods for Gun Purchases Make Comeback After 2022 Supreme Court Decision

So far, courts have upheld the laws that proponents say save lives and opponents say violate their Second Amendment rights under the Constitution.

A customer looks at a shotgun to purchase for home protection at the Get Some Guns & Ammo shooting range in Salt Lake City, Utah, in a file photo. George Frey/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen on June 23, 2022, has some courts reconsidering what truly constitutes a Second Amendment case.

Under the Bruen decision, gun laws must fit the plain text of the Second Amendment and match a similar law from the time the amendment was ratified to be ruled constitutional.