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California Law Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammo Violates Second Amendment, Judge Rules

California Law Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammo Violates Second Amendment, Judge Rules
A man holds .45-caliber ammunition at a gun shop in Shingle Springs, California, on June 11, 2019. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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4/24/2020|Updated: 4/24/2020

A federal judge in California blocked a law requiring a background check to buy ammunition, ruling that it violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by the California Rifle & Pistol Association and out-of-state ammunition sellers that called on a halt to checks and related restrictions on sales of ammunition.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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