Court strikes down California gun control law, background checks for ammo unconstitutional

(FOX40.COM) -- A federal appeals court struck down California's first-in-the-nation gun control law that required background checks to purchase ammunition, declaring it a violation of Second Amendment constitutional rights. • Video Above: Understanding common gun terms

Background

The controversial law was passed by voters in 2016. However, two years later, gun rights advocates filed a successful lawsuit, Rhode v. Bonta, to reverse the law. In 2020, the suit led to an injunction issued by a federal district court to reverse the law, but an appeals court blocked the order and allowed the law to take effect.

Fast forward another two years, and a precedent was set in a gun rights case that made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, the Su