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Casing-code issues snag handgun law

SACRAMENTO - Two years after California passed a novel law requiring the next generation of semiautomatic handguns to leave a microscopic identifying code on shell casings, the controversial technology appears no closer to being introduced here or anywhere else. Ref. Source 6

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How will that make much of a difference if all they will do is just look for it and sand it off?

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State bill would end open-carry gun rights

Could tactics used by the "open carry" movement backfire? Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña, D-San Diego, and allies of legislation she introduced Wednesday to ban the public display of unloaded weapons believe so. Ref. Source 4

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Court bolsters gun rights

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that Americans have a constitutional right to own guns that overrides state or local bans, a ruling that likely will bring a wave of lawsuits challenging California’s gun-control laws. Ref. Source 1

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State cracks down on handgun ammo sales

Right now, law enforcement officials have no idea who buys handgun ammunition in California or how much. That will change on Feb. 1, unless a court intervenes. Ref. Source 8

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Judge blocks state handgun ammo law

A Fresno County Superior Court judge has blocked a pending state law that would have required Californians to provide a thumbprint and photo identification when buying handgun ammunition. Ref. Source 3

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State Democrats advance gun bills

California lawmakers took their first step toward moving a gun control legislation package Tuesday, following similar tough firearm and ammunition restrictions enacted in several other states in the wake of recent shooting rampages. Ref. SignOnSanDiego.com