The waiting period — passed into law last year — will be put on hold until the legal challenge by two state residents is resolved in a lower federal court.

In a 2-1 decision Tuesday, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled to block the 7-day waiting period to purchase firearms in New Mexico.

New Mexico’s seven-day “cooling off” period for most gun purchases violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.