While many gunowners praised a recent court decision reversing California’s law requiring background checks for ammunition, a new legal hurdle means the rules remain in effect.

Attorney General Rob Bonta this week requested the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals do a full review of their recent ruling invalidating Proposition 63 — the 2016 law requiring background checks for ammunition, according to a news release from the Ammunition Depot.

The law also effectively ended direct-to-home sales of ammunition in the state.

Bonta’s en banc review request means that until the appeals court does a full review, the law stays. A sales associate at The Range in Fresno said many online customers had ammo orders canceled and refunded.

“We know this is frustrating for California gun owners who were hop

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