California Handgun Ammo Clock is Ticking…
In case you haven’t heard, February 1, 2011 is the last day you can legally purchase handgun ammunition in California, without providing a fingerprint and personal contact information. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the same law that mandates “print and ID” to purchase, also prohibits handgun ammunition sales that are not “face to face”. That effectively bans online and mail-order handgun ammo sales from any source. All these changes were enacted into law with the passage of AB 962 last year.
Given California’s tough new ammo law, most online ammo vendors, including Ammoman.com, Cabelas.com, Grafs.com, and MidsouthShootersSupply.com have announced order deadlines in January. To allow for packing and transit times, these vendors will stop taking handgun ammo orders from California customers 10-17 days before the new law goes into effect.
So when are the Vendor-imposed Deadlines for ammo purchases? Well today, February 14 is the last day Californians can purchase handgun ammunition from Grafs.com. MidsouthShootersSupply is cutting off orders on January 20th. You have another day if you order from Cabelas.com — it will continue to take handgun ammo orders from Californians through January 21, 2011.
Grafs.com Notice — Deadline 1/14/2011
Midsouth Shooters Supply Notice — Deadline 1/20/2011
Cabela’s Notice — Deadline 1/21/2011
Smallbore Rifle Shooters Will Be Affected by New Law
Unfortunately, AB 962’s definition of “handgun ammunition” is vague, and California’s Department of Justice has failed to provide any meaningful clarification. This means that mail-order ammo vendors will have to halt shipments of ammo that could be used in both rifles and pistols. Take .223 Remington for example. Most people would consider that a rifle cartridge. However, Keltec and other manufacturers make pistols chambered for the .223 Rem. Most importantly, virtually all rimfire ammo will be embargoed because 17 Mach 2, 17 HMR, .22 LR, and .22 WMR are all used in pistols. So, you Californians needing .223 Rem, or rimfire ammo for your rifles better place your orders soon.
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Tags: AB 962, ammo, Ammunition, California
Keep an eye open on January 18th when the third of three cases calling for an injunction/appeal goes before the judge.
The other two cases were deferred by the judge until after the effective date of the new law, ruling that they could not proceed until the law goes into effect and “harm” is caused.
The Calguns foundation and Calguns.net are committed to fighting this unjust restriction.
what a bunch of Sh-t!! Unbelievable!
In South Africa we wait 2 years to receive a license for a handgun. Primers, powder and ammo cannot be posted, never mind buying it without a license. The ANC government want’s to do away with all firearms, and the waiting period to be declared competent to posses a firearm is 1 year, then another year to receive your license, so you wait 2 years to go and collect your firearm after you have bought it. And you guys think you have it bad.
-“Henna du Plessis says:
January 15, 2011 at 6:47 am
In South Africa we wait 2 years to receive a license for a handgun. Primers, powder and ammo cannot be posted, never mind buying it without a license. The ANC government want’s to do away with all firearms, and the waiting period to be declared competent to posses a firearm is 1 year, then another year to receive your license, so you wait 2 years to go and collect your firearm after you have bought it. And you guys think you have it bad.”-
Henna du Plessis, Californians do realize that there are other places in the world that have it worse, which is why when STUPID laws like this go into place we get so disgusted and try to fight them. So we do understand how bad you have it and are trying to keep it from reaching that level of stupidity.