TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2013 After a landmark case was filed last year against the state, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that a longstanding gun rule will soon be struck down.<\/p>\n
Uthmeier made the declaration on Friday morning via social media, saying that his office is settling in a landmark federal lawsuit against the state\u2019s three-day waiting period for gun buyers.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery government office, including mine, exists to protect your God-given rights as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution,\u201d Uthmeier wrote.<\/p>\n
Every government office, including mine, exists to protect your God-given rights as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why we\u2019re settling a landmark federal case that declares Florida\u2019s 3-day firearm purchase waiting period unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. https:\/\/t.co\/9ZSZjhTO3m<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 5, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The lawsuit Uthmeier referred to was brought on last year in part by the NRA, which contends that the mandatory waiting period doesn\u2019t withstand constitutional scrutiny.<\/p>\n Court records filed on Friday show that Uthmeier declined to defend the rule, instead pushing for the court to strike the provision down as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n Under current rules<\/a>, anyone in Florida who purchases a firearm is required to wait at least three days (excluding weekends and holidays) before actually receiving the firearm into their possession, with some exceptions.<\/p>\n This applies even if a background check is completed and approved right away.<\/p>\n \u201cLaw-abiding Floridians should never be delayed form exercising their fundamental rights,\u201d NRA-ILA Executive Director John Commerford said. \u201cThis is a major victory, and we look forward to the court permanently striking down this restriction.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 LEGAL UPDATE: Today, the parties in the NRA\u2019s challenge to Florida\u2019s firearm waiting period law jointly filed an Offer of Judgment asking the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to declare the law unconstitutional and permanently enjoin its enforcement. pic.twitter.com\/n7qhLZ3RWn<\/a><\/p>\n