Gun Law - It Could Be Worse

In Cali anyway, SB-53 requires anyone selling ammo to have an ammo sellers license, and anyone buying said ammo to have an ammo buyers license. So far it looks like either one of these will cost $50. The hoops one must then jump through extend to include collecting enough info on the buyer and the buyers guns to constitute a universal gun registry as an added bonus.

The bill has passed the Senate, been amended there, and the House which it's going back to to affirm the latest amendments. The government of course is exempted from all this:

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to or affect the sale, delivery, or transfer of ammunition to any of the following:

(1) An authorized law enforcement representative of a city, county, city and county, or state or federal government, if the sale, delivery, or transfer is for exclusive use by that government agency and, prior to the sale, delivery, or transfer of the ammunition, written authorization from the head of the agency employing the purchaser or transferee is obtained, identifying the employee as an individual authorized to conduct the transaction, and authorizing the transaction for the exclusive use of the agency employing the individual.

(2) A sworn peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 who is authorized to carry a firearm in the course and scope of the officer’s duties.

If Ammo suppliers decided that this all seems a bit much, they could immediately alleviate the ammo shortage in the rest of the country by refusing to sell ammo to anyone in California including the above mentioned  authorities.