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Effective Friday, August 9th, 2024, a 72-hour waiting period is required per Maine state law for MOST firearms transactions.
A seller may not knowingly deliver a firearm to a buyer pursuant to an agreement sooner than 72 hours after the agreement. The 72-hour waiting period must be concurrent with any waiting period imposed by any background check process required by federal or state law.
What does that mean?
Please read the Advisory and the Law text for definitions.
CLICK HERE to read the text of the new law.
CLICK HERE to read the Advisory Document released by the Maine DPS and OAG.
If you still have questions, please consult an attorney since we cannot provide legal advice.
New Hobbs Farm & Provisions believes that this is an unconstitutional rule that forces an unreasonable waiting period on our customers before they can excercise their 2nd Amendment Rights to Bear the Arms that they've purchased and already own. However, as a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer (FFL), we are required by federal rules to operate in compliance with all Federal, State, and Local laws. This means that regardless of our opinion, we must follow the law, as written.
We plan to abide by the letter of this law, as written, for as long as the law applies.
We must do this to protect our ability to remain in business.
Please be aware that the following guidelines could change WITHOUT NOTICE if we receive further guidance from the state and/or legal counsel. Any changes may be implemented before we are able to update this page. We ask you to be patient and understanding with us because we are doing the best we can to provide products and services to you and remain in business,
Over the Counter Purchases in our shop
When you purchase a firearm from us in person, you will complete the 4473 form in the shop and we will perform the background check.
We will collect payment for your purchase before you leave the shop.
You can return to the shop after 72-hours have passed to pick up your firearm.
If you decide to cancel the transaction for any reason, we will refund your transaction via STORE CREDIT, minus a 25% restocking fee.
If you are denied by NICS, you will receive a full refund. (see Distributor Sourced Firearms section for exeptions to this policy.)
For NFA (Class III items) such as Suppressors, SBR's, SBS's, Machine Guns, etc, the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of these items is executed before we file the ATF Form 4 for approval. This means that you will not need to wait 72-hours after an approved ATF Form 4 is received to pick your item(s) up.
Gun Show Transactions
YES! We still plan to do Gun Shows ALL OVER MAINE!
For buyers who live a close to our shop, we will follow the same process that we use in our shop, but we'll do it at the show.
For buyers who cannot make it to our shop after the 72-hour waiting periond ends, we are happy to transfer the item to another dealer at the show who is willing to handle the background check, and let you pick the item up in their shop after the 72-hour waiting period has ended. Many dealers have already agreed to work together at no cost, but some dealers may charge you a transfer fee for this service.
If you live out of state, we will continue to offer shipping to a dealer in your home state, at your expense.
For New Hampshire residents, we can deliver your firearm directly to one of the dealers in the Rochester/Dover/Somersworth area. We have agreements with a few dealers in this area that will handle these transfers and will not charge a transfer fee, ask us for details at time of purchase.
Purchases from other Dealers (transfers)
We are not the seller for firearms that are transferred to our shop, the person (or dealer) you purchased the firearm from is.
You entered into an agreement for Purchase and Sale of a firearm before your firearm was sent to us.
We WILL NOT allow you to take posession of your firearm until 72 hours after the agreement.
Please ask the seller to include an itemized receipt showing the firearm being purchased, showing the time & date of the agreement.
Please be prepared to provide hard-copy of this information to us when you arrive in the shop, in case it was not provided by the seller.
If no such documentation is available, we will not release your firearm until 72-hours after we complete the background check.
Online Purchases from NEWHOBBSPROVISIONS.COM
When you purchase a firearm from our website, the agreement for purchase and sale of firearm is made when you complete the check-out process. Your pick-up date will depend on a few circumstances, as described below.
For an in-stock firearms, you can pick up the firearm in the shop on the first business day following the end of the 72-hour period.
Our system will retain proof of the agreement date and time, so no receipt is neccesary at pickup.
You will complete a 4473 form, and we will complete the required background check before you take posession of your firearm.
To accomodate our CASH customers, as well as our customers who wish to make a deposit at time of agreement and pay the balance when they arrive in the shop, we've created two new Coupon Codes:
When you use the coupon code CASH, a 100% discount will be applied at checkout.
Completing the checkout process constitutes an agreement with us for purchase and sale of a firearm
You agree to pay the complete non-discounted amount due (in cash, including sales tax) when you arrive for pick-up.
Requirements:
You agree to arrive in the shop by the end of the first business day following 72-hours from the agreement to pick-up your firearm.
You will complete 4473 form, and we will complete the required background check before you take posession of your firearm.
*Note: Please be considerate of the fact that we're removing the firearm you agreed to purchase from our shelves and website without advance payment. If you cannot arrive for pick-up as described above please let us know immediately after you check-out. Failure to pick-up your firearm by the end of the first business day following 72-hours from the agreement does not terminate the agreement, but we reserve the right to offer the firearm to another customer. If you arrive before another customer purchases it, you can still take posession of the firearm after full payment is received, and the background check is completed.
When you use the coupon code 10DEPOSIT, a 90% discount will be applied at checkout.
Completing the checkout process constitutes an agreement with us for purchase and sale of a firearm.
Your payment at check-out represents a 10% (non-refundable) deposit.
You agree to pay the remaining 90% of the total non-discounted amount due (including sales tax) when you arrive for pick-up.
Requirements:
You agree to arrive in the shop by the end of the first business day following 72-hours from the agreement to pick-up your firearm.
You will complete 4473 form, and we will complete the required background check before you take posession of your firearm.
*Note: Please be considerate of the fact that we're removing the firearm you agreed to purchase from our shelves and website based on your agremeent to complete the transaction in a specific timeframe. If you cannot arrive for pick-up as described above please let us know immediately after you check-out. Failure to pick-up your firearm specified time does not terminate the agreement, but we reserve the right to offer the firearm to another customer without refunding your 10% deposit. If you arrive before another customer purchases it, you can still take posession of the firearm after full payment is received, and the background check is completed.
When you use the coupon code GUNSHOW, a 90% discount will be applied at checkout.
Completing the checkout process constitutes an agreement with us for purchase and sale of a firearm.
Your payment at check-out represents a 10% (non-refundable) deposit.
You agree to pay the remaining 90% of the total non-discounted amount (including sales tax) due when you arrive for pick-up.
We will confirm your order and the desired Gun Show for pickup.
We will also confirm that the 72-hour Waiting Period will end before the desired Gun Show.
If the Waiting Period will not end by the time of the desired show we will agree on another pick-up option, or refund your transaction.
Requirements:
You agree to arrive at the Gun Show to pick-up your firearm after the 72-hour waiting period has expired.
You will complete the 4473 form, and we will complete the required background check before you take posession of your firearm.
*Note: Please be considerate of the fact that we are removing the firearm you agreed to purchase from our shelves and website based on your agremeent to complete the transaction in a specific timeframe. If you cannot arrive for pick-up as described above please let us know immediately after you check-out. Failure to pick-up your firearm at the specified time does not terminate the agreement, but we reserve the right to offer the firearm to another customer without refunding your 10% deposit. If you arrive before another customer purchases it, you can still take posession of the firearm after full payment is received, and the background check is completed.
If your purchase is for a firearm that we procure from a distributor following placement of your order, we will contact you when the item arrives in the shop, and the 72-hour Waiting Period has passed.
Our system will retain the proof of the agreement with the date and time, so no receipt is neccesary at pickup.
You will complete the 4473 Form, and we will complete the required background check before you take posession of your firearm.
All orders for Distributor Sourced firearms must be paid for, in full, before we place an order.
Distributor Sourced firearms purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE if you do not pick-up your firearm, for any reason.
If you wish to pay cash, or split-tender please contact us to make arrangements for payment.
*This page constitutes an addendum to store policies. You agree that you've read and agree to our store policies, including this addendum when checking-out.