Shipping ammo to Ca
Just had a bidder win an auction for .30-06 AP ammo that is in CA. If I read the new CA law right I am can't legally ship this to him, am I right? If so what action to take with GB?
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Is it legal to ship ammo to CA 95630 0 -
states would help. Legality is usually not the issue UPS won't take ammo to or from alaska or hawaii as ammo can't go in the air without very specialized packaging 0 -
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Folsom is in Sacramento County. There are restrictions on shipping ammo into the City Of Sacramento itself, but not into the county. 0 -
Thank you for the info. 0 -
If it's handgun ammo you better get a move on because after Feb 1 it will be illegal to ship handgun ammo into CA to private individuals in most cases(there is a allowance for '03 FFL's with CA Certificate of Eligibility). Rifle ammo isn't under the new restriction. 0 -
That is a good point. The clock is ticking on handgun ammo statewide. 0 -
The California ban on shipping in handgun ammo is on hold. A restraining order is in effect issued by a reasonable and well informed judge. One of the few I might add!! 0 -
No ban in California on any ammo!
California Court Strikes Down Ammunition Law!
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.
The lawsuit-funded by the National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and Pistol (CRPA) Foundation as part of a joint Legal Action Project-was prompted in part by the many objections and questions raised by confused police, ammunition purchasers, and sellers about what ammunition is covered by the new law. Plaintiffs in the case include Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker, the CRPA Foundation, Herb Bauer Sporting Goods, ammunition shipper Able's Ammo, collectible ammunition shipper RTG Sporting Collectibles, and individual Steven Stonecipher. Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman also supported the lawsuit.
The ruling comes just days before the ban on mail order sales of so called "handgun ammunition" was set to take effect. Many of the nation's largest mail-order and online ammunition retailers had already announced that they would soon end sales to California residents. If the law had gone into effect, it would have required that "handgun ammunition" be stored out of the reach of customers, that ammunition vendors collect ammunition sales registration information and thumbprints from purchasers, and that vendors conduct transactions face to face for all deliveries and transfers of "handgun ammunition."
Fortunately, the court agreed that AB 962 is unconstitutionally vague on its face because it fails to provide sufficient legal notice of what ammunition cartridges are "principally for use in a handgun," and therefore regulated as "handgun ammunition" under AB 962. The law gives no explanation of how to determine what cartridges are "principally for use in" handguns.
The state is likely to appeal this important victory, and anti-gun lawmakers in Sacramento will undoubtedly try again to destroy lawful ammunition sales in California. Only the ongoing support and activism of California gun owners can block those efforts, so please watch your e-mail alerts and visit www.nraila.org for updates on this critically important issue.0
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