A federal appeals court strikes down California’s law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, ruling it unconstitutional. This decision, issued by a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, marks a significant setback for California’s Democratic lawmakers, who have championed stringent gun control measures in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen ruling.
The court’s majority found that the law, instituted by Proposition 63 in 2016, failed to meet constitutional standards outlined in Bruen, as it did not present relevant historical analogues to justify the requirement. Notably, the decision affirms a lower court’s permanent injunction against the law, with implications for similar measures in other jurisdictions, including New York’s ongoing appeal on its own ammo background check law.
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