Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 5, 2024
9th Circuit panel asks if ammo background checks violate Second Amendment
One question in the case is whether the law requiring background checks on all ammunition purchases falls under permissible state restrictions on firearms.
A skeptical 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled a deputy California solicitor general about whether a state law requiring background checks on every ammunition purchase violates of the Second Amendment and the dormant commerce clause of the Constitution.
The case is the latest test of a California law that gun rights groups say violates the Second Amendment as interpreted in a June 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that established a "history and tradition&q...
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