Judge in Ca rules background check for ammo unconstitutional

[gatorb]

A California law requiring people to submit to a background check every time they want to purchase ammunition is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled in a decision made public Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez found state laws prohibiting California buyers from purchasing and importing ammunition from out-of-state sellers likewise violate federal law.
Benitez barred the state from enforcing the laws moving forward and denied a request from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office to put his decision on hold while the state appeals to a higher court.
La Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-31/judge-rules-california-background-check-anti-importation-rules-for-ammo-unconstitutional

[schutz85C]

Yep, I just completed a small order to celebrate and pitch in!

[armoredman]

It took less than a week this time for the 9th to against stymie Judge Benitez and his clear thinking. The 9th is full of anti-Constitutionalists

[JamesCC]

A California judge with some common sense??

[Gunnerdad80]

Of course it’s unconstitutional, it’s retarded.

[JamesCC]

Yeah that too

[Wobbly]

It took less than a week this time for the 9th to again stymie Judge Benitez and his clear thinking.

The Supremes won't have that problem.

[E.Shell]

It took less than a week this time for the 9th to again stymie Judge Benitez and his clear thinking.

The Supremes won't have that problem.

Think they'll take the case?

[JMWalker]

It took less than a week this time for the 9th to again stymie Judge Benitez and his clear thinking.

The Supremes won't have that problem.

Think they'll take the case?

Unlikely.  SCOTUS will likely hand the case back to the 9th and tell them to make a ruling using the criteria set by Bruen.  9th will lie and say, uhh yeah we did.  Repeat.

Frankly, I hope SCOTUS doesn't take this case soon.  While it's clearly unconstitutional, they've shown they'll only take 0-1 cases related to 2A per season.  I'd like to see them overrule the assault weapons ban or the 11% CA excise tax.  Not all infringements are equal and these are worse.  I don't know how working class folks can afford a gun these days with 30% tax (10% federal excise tax + 11% CA excise tax + 8-10% CA sales tax). 

[JMWalker]

I think the CA DOJ is trolling me.  After my last rant about taxes on firearms, CA DOJ announced their plan to raise the fee for ammo background checks from $1 to $5.

https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/ammofee

[JamesCC]

You made a list huh?

[twentytwocal]

That's great new for people in CA. The gun laws in that state is becoming too unbearable.