California has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country. Now, a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase.
The law goes into effect Monday.
California has 4.5 million registered gun owners. State officials estimate about 3 million are regular shooters and that they will buy ammunition four or five times each year.
Here are 5 things to know about the new law:
1) The law was approved by voters
Proposition 63 was passed in 2016 by 63% of California voters authorizing the state to do instant background checks on customers buying bullets.
2) The DOJ is doing the background checks
The California Department of Justice, which will administer the background check program, estimates there will be 13.2 million ammunition purchases each year. But 13 million will be by people who already cleared background checks when they bought guns in California, so they are already registered in the state's gun owners' database.
The state is also seeking to require owners to prove that they are in the country legally if their drivers' licenses contain the notation that "federal limits apply."
More info and vid at NBC: https://www.kcra.com/article/things-kno ... w/28215913?
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