The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling declaring California's law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases unconstitutional. Passed by voters in 2016 and effective since 2019, this law mandated background checks before buying bullets. The court determined that the law violated the Second Amendment by meaningfully constraining the right to keep arms. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the ruling, asserting it undermines progress in gun safety efforts, while the California Department of Justice expressed disappointment over the ruling's impact on preventing ammunition access to dangerous individuals.
The law violates the Second Amendment by meaningfully constraining the constitutional right to keep arms by requiring gun owners to undergo background checks for each ammunition purchase.
The right to keep and bear arms incorporates the right to operate them, which requires ammunition, thus rendering the background check for bullets unconstitutional.
The ruling is a setback for California's gun control efforts and a disappointment for those advocating for measures that prevent ammunition from falling into the wrong hands.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed that the ruling undermines the progress made in keeping communities safer from gun violence, emphasizing the importance of voter input in such legislation.
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