CA Ammo law - AB 962 - overturned in court 1/18/2011

[Librarian]

The law is stayed before the Feb 1 2011 implementation date.

This means the face-to face requirement, which effectively would have stopped internet and mail order sales, is not going to happen.

 

[docnyt]

That's awesome.

 

[Mr.Davis]

Great news! Have a link where we can read about the decision?

 

[Librarian]

Unofficial/official is at Calguns: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=385930

First post has the announcement, but CRPA and CAGunLaws do not yet have the update.

 

[KBintheSLC]

Excellent, wonderful, fantastic, etc. I am wondering, will the State be appealing this to a higher court? It could be risky if it ends up in the SCOTUS, considering that they drafted a ruling in which "reasonable restrictions" were ok.

 

[zhyla]

Wootness.

 

[Librarian]

Here's the link to the .pdf of the CRPA announcement.

 

[Jon_Snow]

This made my day.

 

[Buck Snort]

My hunch is that the law is DAO.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Very good news, maybe prices will come down a bit now that the rush can subside

BTW:Librarian, don't forget to let me know if you get up my way this year

 

[bikerdoc]

Indeed. As most of you know I work P/T for an internet ammo dealer and we were planning to cut off sales on the 20th, order away gents.

 

[357_]

Very good news, maybe prices will come down a bit now that the rush can subside

BTW:Librarian, don't forget to let me know if you get up my way this year

We can only hope!

 

[9X23WIN]

Wow, such great news! Many thanks to the NRA, CRPA, CALGUNS and etc!!!!

 

[Geneseo1911]

Wow; some good news out of California for a change. Congrats Golden-Staters!

 

[Bluehawk]

In an important victory for California gun owners, the Fresno Superior Court ruled today that California's new ammunition regulation law is unconstitutional, and blocked further enforcement.

The law, passed last year as AB 962, would have banned mail order ammunition sales and required all purchases of so called "handgun ammunition" to be registered. In an unwritten ruling from the bench, Judge Jeffrey Hamilton found the law unconstitutionally vague on its face and issued an injunction against its enforcement. For now, at least, mail order ammunition sales to California residents can continue, and ammunition sales need not be registered under the law.

Thank you NRA!!!!!

 

[Old Fuff]

In a just received e-mail, J&G Sales in Prescott, AZ posted the news, and said they will resume ammunition shipments to California at once.

 

[al123]

An ambiguous ammunition-restriction do-nothing-but-increase-costs law gets overturned. YES!

A State senator in CA who helped pushed this measure said a few days ago that this law would have prevented the Tuscon tragedy. We got the perp now! We have his thumbprint! YAY! Everyone should copy us! :banghead: I wonder what he has to say now?

 

[zippy7]

from the National Rifle Association, Institute for Legislative Action:

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=6128

 

[Sediment]

Made my day when I got the NRAILA email yesterday. The best way to spread ammo cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Let all my friends and facebook buddies know also. Rejoice Cal-Gunners!

 

[johnthomas]

I work nights, just heard the news. I'm a happy calgunner now.

 

[spartan00054]

DING DONG 962 IS DEAD!

 

[Shear_stress]

An ambiguous ammunition-restriction do-nothing-but-increase-costs law gets overturned. YES!

Well said. Reason has prevailed for once. Congrats to CA!

 

[natman]

In the short run this is great news.

In the long run, the state will either make a specific list of handgun ammo, or they will extend the law to cover ALL ammo. It won't seem like such a great victory if that happens.

I'd like to see the law overturned on RKBA, interstate commerce, or some other permanent grounds.

 

[redrover]

With a predominantly Democrat controlled legislature, and "moonbeam", no doubt this will not be the end,...and lobbying not withstanding, our only hope is the court system.

 

[spartan00054]

Interstate commerce seems like it would have been easier to pull off; as that is expressly the purview of congress. "Unconstitutionally vague rulings" are rare. I wish they'd send Kevin De Leon home on the grounds of being incompetent as a legislator.