AB962 thought/question.

[Lone_Gunman]

Ok. So we all know that 962 is very vague in defining what is handgun ammo. In fact that is the basis of Parker v. California challenging 962. So here is my thought/question. Since the law does not define what is handgun ammo could it be as simple as the retailer asking the purchaser "Is this ammo for a handgun or a rifle?" If it's for a handgun then you have to go through the BS and if it's for a rifle you don't? Of course we all know there are carbines in virtually every caliber so virtually all ammo could be for a rifle. I'm not saying all retailers would do it that way but if doing it this way complies with the law I'm sure some of our Calguns friendly retailers would do it this way.

What say you Calguns (especially "The Right People").

[Kavey]

Very good question.

At the present time, when I purchase ammo at Wal-Mart the sales associate (cashier) in the sports/ammo section (a middle-aged woman) always asks me if its for a handgun. She even asks this question if I'm buying .308. I finally asked her why she keeps asking me this question. She said that she knows nothing at all about ammo and to her 9mm, 30-06, 45ACP or 22lr, its all the same. But she is required to check ID to determine age (must be 21) if you are buying "handgun ammo" so the only way she is able to determine if the ammo you are attempting to purchase is handgun, carbine or rifle ammo is to ask. But she did assure me that she knows shotgun ammo when she sees it.

But I was still confused because I'm in my sixties. I asked her if I looked like I might be under twenty-one. She said "no", she was just trying to figure out what type of ammo goes to what kind of gun so she asks the question of everybody for self instructive purposes. I was rather let down by her answer.

Anyway, can you imagine the mess at places like Wal-Mart if the court allows AB962 to go into effect "as is"?

I think that places like Wal-Mart will simply stop selling ammunition in California rather than risk legal hassles with the state. Hope I'm wrong, but I think this is how the law was designed to work.

[Lone_Gunman]

It was actually the cashier at WalMart asking if the .45 I was buying was handgun ammo that made me wonder about this.

[jtmkinsd]

It was actually the cashier at WalMart asking if the .45 I was buying was handgun ammo that made me wonder about this.

So tell her it's for your Hi Point .45 carbine

Then wait for the glazed look

[zvardan]

The law was actually amended to state (something to the effect of) "used primarily in handguns".

Of course, that sentence could also be interpreted as "relative" to the shooter and the not the industry as a whole. I didn't see any clarification about that.

[2Bear]

But she did assure me that she knows shotgun ammo when she sees it.

Even Shotgun Pistol ammo?