Bullet Control: California Ammo Rush Underway as New Regs Loom

By Chris Eger

New rules going into effect next month ban all lead ammo for hunting and requires background checks on each ammo sale. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
With the one-two punch of a ban on traditional hunting cartridges and new regulations on buying ammo, California gun owners are in the crosshairs.
Effective with the opening of the general rabbit season on July 1, non-lead ammunition will be required when taking wildlife with a firearm anywhere in California. Adopted in 2013, the California Fish and Game Commission has been progressively phasing in regulations to ban lead ammo for taking game in the past several years. The shooting sports industry has responded with alternative non-lead ammunition, which is invariably more expensive and harder to find.
The trade industry for the firearms industry has said the move could force some hunters out of the sport while California conservation officials warn sportsmen to shop carefully and sight in their guns with the alternative ammo to understand how their firearms perform with the new loads.
Prop. 63
Meanwhile, a voter-approved ballot initiative, Prop. 63, will also come fully into effect on July 1. With the move, all ammunition buyers in the state will have to undergo a background check before they can receive

Source: Guns.com