The US Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to a California gun law.<br />According to the court, a law stipulating a 10-day waiting period for firearms purchases will remain in place.<br />The law was intended to mitigate the impact of impulsive violence and suicides associated with firearms sales.<br />However, the court justices did not unanimously turn down the legal challenge.<br />Justice Clarence Thomas dissented against the court's decision to reject the case.<br />The activist groups and individuals that filed the legal challenge argued that the waiting period violated the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment. <br />
