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by AWR Hawkins[1]27 Apr 20180
27 Apr, 2018 27 Apr, 2018The NRA joined with the California Rifle and Pistol Association in suing California over the law limiting Californians to purchasing ammunition from in-state vendors only.
The suit was filed in the name of California resident and six-time Olympic gold medalist, Kim Rhode.
According to CBS 8[2], the suit also focused on the coming January 1, 2019, requirement that would-be ammo buyers pass a background check for ammunition, similar to that passed when purchasing a firearm.
On January 1, Breitbart News reported[3] that new California state laws bar out-of-state ammunition purchases and require that all in-state purchases be made from a state-approved, licensed dealer. This shrinks the supply, which will inevitably drive up price. Moreover, they require that any ammunition purchased online be sent to a licensed in-state dealer, who will then charge a processing fee for the ammo, thereby driving the price up even further.
Many Second Amendment proponents worry that Democrat lawmakers’ next step will be to add a waiting period to ammunition purchases, unless something is done now to roll back the controls.
NRA member Robert Butchko commented on the suit, saying, “What I don’t understand is why I need one permit to buy a firearm and another to buy ammunition. I just worry that the state is going to keep going to the point where they make it inconvenient to buy a gun.”
Butchko made clear he is not against compromise, but he does not see this as a situation where gun controllers will give an inch.
Moms Demand Action’s Wendy Wheatcroft seemed
