APNewsBreak: Calif. handgun ammo rules thrown out

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Source: Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. – A trial court judge in central California has thrown out key sections of a state law restricting handgun ammunition sales, barring authorities from registering bullet buyers' thumbprints on the grounds that it would be unconstitutional.

Gun rights supporters applauded Tuesday's ruling in Fresno County Superior Court, saying the law would have created uncertainty by forcing local sheriffs and firearms shops to decide for themselves what caliber of bullets were covered under the regulations.


Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/19/2781164/california-handgun-ammo-rules.html