The state of California cannot force people to undergo a background check and pay a fee each and every time they buy ammunition of any kind, or in any amount, without violating the Second Amendment, a divided federal appeals panel has ruled.
A dissenting judge, however, blasted the decision, saying the state’s fee and relatively quick background checks did not meaningfully constrain “access” to ammo or violate people’s rights to keep and bear arms.
On July 24, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed a win, for now, to California gun owners in their challenge to a California law that established the Golden State’s ammunition background check mandate.
Established by California voters through a ballot proposition in 2016, the ammo background check regime took effect in 2019. The rules require anyone purchasing ammo in California – or California residents purchasing ammunition anywhere – to undergo background checks at the time of purchase, every time they purchase ammunition for their rifles, handguns, shotguns or other firearms.
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Author: Faith Novak
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