New Ammunition Purchase Rules: Limits, Recordkeeping, and Background Checks
This new law changes ammunition purchase rules to enhance public safety. Citizens will need to undergo identity and background checks before buying ammunition and adhere to quantity limits. Sellers will be required to maintain more detailed records and report transactions.
Key points
Introduction of ammunition purchase limits: no more than 100 rounds of .50 caliber or 1,000 rounds of other calibers within a 5-day period.
Mandatory identity and background checks for ammunition buyers by licensed sellers.
Requirement for sellers to keep detailed ammunition sales records and submit them to the Attorney General.
Prohibition of "straw purchases" of ammunition, meaning buying for someone else.
Increased penalties for sellers and buyers who violate the new regulations.
Introduced
Citizen Poll