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Appeals court temporarily reinstates ammunition background check law that San Diego judge struck down
Ammunition for sale in California.
Ammunition for sale in California. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez had ruled the California law unconstitutional, but the 9th Circuit ruled the law can remain in place while the state appeals
BY ALEX RIGGINS
FEB. 6, 2024 12:45 PM PT
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A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated California’s ammunition background check law that a U.S. district judge in San Diego struck down as unconstitutional last week.
Attorney General Rob Bonta had asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the judge’s Jan. 31 decision while his office appealed the ruling. On Monday, a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit granted the stay motion in a 2-1 decision.
The law in question requires background checks for nearly all purchases of firearm ammunition in the state and bars California residents from bringing home ammunition that they purchase out of state. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez struck down those regulations last week, ruling the law violated the Second Amendment and the dormant Commerce Clause.
Appeals court temporarily reinstates ammunition background check law that San Diego judge struck down
Ammunition for sale in California.
Ammunition for sale in California. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez had ruled the California law unconstitutional, but the 9th Circuit ruled the law can remain in place while the state appeals
BY ALEX RIGGINS
FEB. 6, 2024 12:45 PM PT
Show more sharing options
A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated California’s ammunition background check law that a U.S. district judge in San Diego struck down as unconstitutional last week.
Attorney General Rob Bonta had asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the judge’s Jan. 31 decision while his office appealed the ruling. On Monday, a three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit granted the stay motion in a 2-1 decision.
The law in question requires background checks for nearly all purchases of firearm ammunition in the state and bars California residents from bringing home ammunition that they purchase out of state. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez struck down those regulations last week, ruling the law violated the Second Amendment and the dormant Commerce Clause.
