CA ammo law draws fire in Utah

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CA ammo law draws fire in Utah
October 23rd, 2009 @ 2:24pm
By Becky Bruce

SALT LAKE CITY -- Some Utah gun owners and 2nd Amendment advocates are
nervous about a new California law signed this month by Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger.

The new law sets up what amounts to an ammunition registry. Vendors
would be required to track the name, driver license number and right
thumbprint of anyone buying ammunition. In addition, there will be a
ban in California on mail order and online ammo sales -- buyers would
have to pick up their ammunition in person, and vendors would be
required to surrender their registry information to law enforcement on
request.

"The first concern, of course, is just the general invasion of
privacy, when exercising a constitutional right," says Charles Hardy,
public policy director for Gun Owners of Utah.

"Second concern is that this becomes the camel's nose in the tent," he
adds, wondering if the lawmakers and lobbyists behind this law will
try something even more restrictive next year.

Hardy isn't too worried about Utah following suit, but wouldn't be
surprised if a few other states do. He also thinks the law would do
very little to actually prevent crime.

A statement from the Gun Owners of California reads, "The governor
vetoed this bill once before … AB962 creates a liberal feel-good
logbook that will do nothing to stop crime."

The new California law takes effect in February 2011.