Jeff Silvester, et al., Petitioners v. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California

This case asked whether the Ninth Circuit properly rejected a challenge to California's 10-day waiting period before a buyer can take home a newly purchased firearm. On Feb. 20, 2018, the Supreme Court declined review and did not decide that legal question on the merits.

On Feb. 20, 2018, the Court declined review; the prompt does not provide a vote count or any opinion lineup.

That left California's waiting-period law in place for the people covered by the Ninth Circuit's ruling. For example, a California gun buyer still had to wait 10 days before taking delivery, even if the buyer argued the delay made no sense in that situation.

There is no further Supreme Court action in this docket. The practical effect is that the lower-court ruling remained in force unless changed in a different case or by lawmakers.

The petitioners challenged California's 10-day waiting period for taking delivery of a newly purchased firearm. They argued the Ninth Circuit wrongly rejected their as-applied challenge.

Because the Court declined review, California's waiting-period rule stayed in effect. Buyers in California remained subject to the 10-day delay under the lower-court ruling.

There was no next Supreme Court step in this docket after review was denied. Any future change would have to come through another case or through legislation.