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Gun owners stockpile ammo before new California background check law begins
latimes.com ^ | June 9, 2019 | PATRICK MCGREEVY

Posted on 06/15/2019 3:11:28 PM PDT by PROCON

California ammo buyers are making a run on gun shops ahead of a new state law, which on July 1 will require buyers of bullets to show identification and undergo a background check to screen out felons and people with illegal firearms.

In a state with the toughest gun laws in the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom and some other leaders see restricting ammunition sales as a necessary next step in reducing gun tragedies.

Newsom included restrictions on bullets in Proposition 63, his statewide initiative that was approved by voters in 2016 and that helped raise his profile for his run for governor.

“From San Bernardino to Ventura to Poway, too many Californians have already died from gun violence,” Newsom said last week. “I championed Prop. 63 because it is beyond time that we take common sense actions such as these to keep deadly ammo out of the wrong hands and protect our communities.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ammoban; banglist; california
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To: Big Red Badger

The Peoples Republic of Calezuela..


41 posted on 06/15/2019 5:29:04 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: TADSLOS

Everything is economics. People will do what is in their economic best interest.


42 posted on 06/15/2019 5:33:10 PM PDT by cyclotic
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To: RetiredArmy

Thanks for Your Service and
Sacrifices, Sir.
It used to have some redeeming
Qualities, this state I call;
Unicornia.
But Bullet trains,
Illegals,
Legal Pot and just
Stupid and Rude invaders
Have convinced me to
GTHOOC!
(get the hell out of California!)


43 posted on 06/15/2019 5:41:48 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: SkyDancer

Well....CCI Quiet .22LR won’t cycle the action on my Ruger MK III. Every brand of standard .22LR will cycle it just fine.


44 posted on 06/15/2019 5:42:16 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: wjcsux; Inyo-Mono

See inyo-mono’s post:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3757140/posts?page=21#21


45 posted on 06/15/2019 5:48:15 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: All

Illinois does this, technically. You need to present a FOID card when purchasing ammo, and that requires a background check, $10 fee, and a lot of paperwork. Actually, that’s all done online now, unless otherwise requested, in which case it takes a lot longer than 30 days.


46 posted on 06/15/2019 5:50:20 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: doorgunner69
And just how will they know someone buying ammo has an "illegal" firearm?

Well, every time some guy walks into a Dick's, and tries to buy a box of 20x110mmRB or 40x311mmR, it'll be a dead giveaway! When they get told "no" by the brain-dead Zillenial sales clerk, I'm absolutely sure a crime will have been prevented (or maybe committed?)...

;^)

47 posted on 06/15/2019 5:52:14 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike.")
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To: gundog

I also have a Ruger MkIII but only use CCI’s Minimag in it. I was using the regular Remington .22 and it was problematic.


48 posted on 06/15/2019 5:55:57 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyDancer

Yeah, their regular stuff is really dirty. I generally shoot their Golden Bullets. Reliable. and the most accurate bulk .22 I’ve found. CCI gets good marks for anything they make...lots of specialty stuff, and kudos for biting the bullet and building expanded production facilities. Are you still Down Under?


49 posted on 06/15/2019 6:09:16 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: SkyDancer

Try these sometime. If you ever think you might need a .22 for self defense, these are a good choice.
https://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=2&loadNo=0047


50 posted on 06/15/2019 6:34:57 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gundog

Bookmarked. Thanks.


51 posted on 06/15/2019 7:07:59 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: gundog

Nope. Been home many a year. Working for Frontier AL now.


52 posted on 06/15/2019 7:08:56 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyDancer

Would the pistol have been legal in Australia?


53 posted on 06/15/2019 7:14:46 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: SkyDancer

I was told to use nothing but CCI’s in my .22 pistols and rifles since the regular ones don’t have enough power to really throw the bolt back and you get stove-piped casings caught on the bolt.”

“Aguila 22LR Ammunition SuperExtra 1B222328 High Velocity 40 Grain Copper Plated Round Nose Brick of 500 Rounds”

https://www.outdoorlimited.com/featured-brands/aguila-superextra-22/aguila-22lr-ammunition-superextra-1b222328-high-velocity-40-grain-copper-plated-round-nose-brick-of-500-rounds/


54 posted on 06/15/2019 7:32:02 PM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: gundog

Nope. And if you have a .22 rifle there’s like a 22 page form you need to fill out to keep it; and good luck trying to find ammo for it.


55 posted on 06/15/2019 7:39:38 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: gundog

PS: Even pellet rifles are regulated.


56 posted on 06/15/2019 7:39:57 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Beagle8U

I’m kinda leery of foreign ammo although my dad buys TulAmmo for his 556 Ruger. Seems okay.


57 posted on 06/15/2019 7:40:51 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Beagle8U
BMrkd.

And for CA.

Attn: All California orders must be shipped to an FFL or AVL. We cannot ship to your residence.

I'm tempted to drop some empty Pmag 40rd. magazine sleeves and empty 5.56 ammo boxed like in a Mall or some place like that just to freak the Five-0's out. Maybe on the concourse at LAX or SFO ... sometimes I just feel evil LOL

58 posted on 06/15/2019 7:47:55 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyDancer

Aguila is best 22 cal ammo you can get anywhere, bar none.

All there ammo is eley primed, the most consistent accuracy there is. It’s shoot match ammo for everything.

Aguila also makes the fastest most powerful 22 cal ammo in the world. 30 grain 22 LR 1800 fps.


59 posted on 06/15/2019 8:07:24 PM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: SkyDancer

I buy Aguila 22 cal ammo not because it’s cheap(it’s not), but because it is the best you can get.

It’s common out of a 500 round brick to have zero FTF.


60 posted on 06/15/2019 8:17:36 PM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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