A Fresno trial court judge has thrown out key sections of a state law restricting handgun ammunition sales, barring authorities from registering bullet buyers' thumbprints on the grounds that it would be unconstitutional.
Gun rights advocates applauded Tuesday's ruling by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton, saying the law would have created uncertainty by forcing local sheriffs and firearms shops to decide for themselves what caliber of bullets were covered under the regulations.
Fresno Bee, 1/19/11