California’s ammunition background check scheme was dealt a serious blow Thursday when a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that it’s an unconstitutional infringement on Californians’ Second Amendment rights. Governor Gavin Newsom didn’t take the news well. He took to X to vent his hoplophobic displeasure, writing “Californians voted to require background checks on ammunition. Their voices should matter.”
That’s rich, given that the current background check system isn’t what Californians voted for at all.
The version the of the ammunition background check laws that California voters enacted in 2016 would have been a one-time background check, and then you get a card that is valid for several years. But the legislature ignored the will of the voters and amended that to the ridiculous system we have in place now which — by the California DOJ’s own admission — wrongfully denies 11% of everyone who tries to use it.
The ratio of wrongful denials to actual prohibited people being denied was over 400 to 1, in data the state itself submitted. How does denying the rights of 400 law-abiding people to keep one prohibited person from buying ammunition make sense? Do their voices and rights not matter, Governor Newsom?
To add insult to injury, California has increased the background check fee. Instead of paying $1 every time you purchase ammunition, the fee was raised to $5 as of July 1. That adds up fast. Newsom using “the will of the voters” as a justification isn’t a valid defense to an unconstitutional law anyway, but even if it were, California’s system is not what voters passed.
When Gavin Newsom says he has “no ideological opposition to the Second Amendment,” what he really means is that an ammunition background check that costs $5 every time you buy ammo, and wrongfully denies 11% of the people who go through it, is totally fine with him.
It’s critically important that we don’t let him gaslight the country in his inevitable 2028 run. Maybe this sort of gun control crap will continue to fly in this very blue state, but swing state voters won’t appreciate it, and we have to make sure they know.
Kostas Moros is Director of Legal Research and Eduction for the Second Amendment Foundation. This post was adapted by SNW from a tweet he posted at X.
Newsom’s California Is Failing and His Wife Wants to Take America With It.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/25/newsoms-wife-its-time-for-america-to-follow-californias-lead-n2660961
Hegseth Responds to the ACLJ’s Finding that the Army Labeled Pro-Life Groups As ‘Terrorists’.
“It was an outrageous development that struck at the heart of our constitutional freedoms. It came to light that the United States Army had been using training materials at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) that labeled pro-life groups, including our client Operation Rescue, as “terrorist groups.” It was disturbing, so we went to work.
Sign our petition: Stop Criminalizing Saving the Unborn.
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https://townhall.com/columnists/jordan-sekulow/2025/07/24/defense-hegseth-responds-to-the-acljs-finding-that-the-army-labeled-pro-life-groups-as-terrorist-n2660894
Biden invited even more illegal aliens: DOOOOM! ‘Scientists’ Spot Hostile Alien Spacecraft, Provide Oddly Specific Attack Date for Invasion. [yeah, you guessed it – more left wing loony toons adventures]
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2025/07/26/scientists-spot-hostile-alien-spacecraft-provide-oddly-specific-attack-date-of-november-2025-n2416255
CA Ammo Law Update: Rhode v Bonta – Can I buy online now?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSRH1Bk6oI0
4 comments and every one is .40 cal?
Dan, this is getting ridiculous…
Why does it matter?
Only that many? Well, its a slow day anyway so come back tomorrow.
The subject matter in this article must not interest you because you make one post and its complaining about someone posting stuff you apparently are not interested in.
We have this thing here that lets us scroll past stuff we do not want to read. Don’t y’all have that where you live?
Supreme Court to Take Up Ban on Gun Ownership for Marijuana Users.
“The Supreme Court will consider hearing a gun control case related to a federal ban on firearm possession by marijuana users.
The high court is reportedly expected to have a private discussion on whether it will take up the case of US v. Cooper on September 29.
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/07/26/supreme-court-to-take-up-ban-on-gun-ownership-for-marijuana-users-n2660954
Mamdani rides the short bus: Mamdani’s ‘Free’ Bus Rides Would Cost Taxpayers Big Time.
“NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for “free” bus rides in New York City wouldn’t actually be free. Instead, the cost would be borne by hard-working American taxpayers. The city would face an estimated $650 million annual shortfall. Covering this massive cost would likely mean higher taxes, cuts to other essential services, or more debt for taxpayers. While the idea may sound appealing on the surface, the reality is that funding such a program would strain the city’s budget and could compromise other priorities, including education, public safety, and infrastructure.
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/26/mamadanis-free-bus-would-cost-taxpayers-big-time-n2660934
[On the money front, one of the problems with socialism we already know, and that’s what Margaret Thatcher once said “The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.”]