Federal judge blocks California's ammunition purchase law

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U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled in favor of the California Rifle & Pistol Assn., which asked him to stop the checks and related restrictions on ammo sales.

A federal judge Thursday blocked a California law requiring background checks for people buying ammunition, issuing a sharply worded rebuke of “onerous and convoluted” regulations that violate the constitutional right to bear arms.

Voters approved toughening California’s already strict firearms laws in 2016, and the restrictions took effect last July.“The law’s red tape and state database errors made it impossible for hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Californians to purchase ammunition for sport or self-defense,” said Chuck Michel, the association’s general counsel. “The court found that the flimsy reasons offered by the government to justify these constitutional infringements were inadequate.

The same judge’s decision last year striking down the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines sparked a weeklong buying frenzy before he halted sales while the state appeals his ruling. Gun owners similarlyBenitez called the ammunition background check law “constitutionally defective.” State Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra said in a court filing this month that the background checks stopped more than 750 people from buying bullets illegally from July 2019 through January 2020, not including those who didn’t even try because they knew they weren’t eligible.

 

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“The background check experiment defies common sense while unduly & severely burdening the 2nd Amendment rights of every responsible gun-owning citizen.” Great quote from the Judge. I don't want Left/Right leaning judges just Constitutional ones.

This system was a disaster. Many police officers were denied ammunition because of flaws in the system. Fix your system and maybe there’s a chance it will work.

A more accurate headline: Bush appointed Judge rules in favor of gun lobby's position.

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Second Amendment for the win.

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