California Cannot Require Background Checks to Buy Ammunition, US Appeals Court Rules
AR-15 style rifles are displayed for sale at Firearms Unknown, a gun store in Oceanside, California, U.S., April 12, 2021. (Reuters File)
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A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that California’s first-of-its-kind law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks to buy ammunition is unconstitutional.
In a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, California upheld a lower court judge’s permanent injunction against enforcing the law.
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(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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