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California Bill Would Restrict, Licence the Sale of Handgun Ammunition
8 July 2008
San Jose Mercury News (California), Editorial
Guns don't kill people; bullets do. Mainly bullets from handguns, the source of 60 percent of murders in California.
And yet the sale of handgun ammunition is unregulated in the state. Felons, gang members and others who are banned from possessing handguns can buy as many rounds of bullets as they want, no questions asked. And they apparently do, obtaining tens of thousands of rounds each year, according to a RAND Corporation study.
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