Kim Rhode, 6-Time Olympic Shooting Medalist, Sues California
Good luck painting her as a wild-eyed crazy person, gun-grabbers!
When California instituted a new law requiring a background check to buy ammunition, most of the Second Amendment community shrugged and said,”Well, that’s California for you.” However, six-time Olympic shotgun medalist Kim Rhode is not “most of the Second Amendment community,” and she is suing California. Together with four other gun rights organizations, The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is standing with Rhode in an amicus brief supporting her challenge of this ridiculous law.
Kim Rhode, a world-renowned competitive shooter, is a California resident. She quickly challenged the California ammunition requirement, the first such background check mandate in the country, when it was adopted. According to the amicus brief, this scheme is “complex, deficient, and ineffective.” It places a burden on every law-abiding gun owner in the state and often requires people to make two trips to the store just to purchase ammunition, and it still refuses about 16 percent of lawful purchases.
The reason this lawsuit is so important is that the “background check to buy ammo” requirement is on every anti-gunner’s wishlist, and California is the first time their wish came true. Gun-grabbers in other states are hoping to implement similar laws as soon as possible. If a judge finds that Rhode’s case has merit–which I know seems like a no-brainer, but hoo boy there are some judges out there who shouldn’t be allowed to feed themselves, let alone rule on people’s freedoms–it will set back similar legislation for decades, if not for good.
The SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation, California Gun Rights Foundation and the Madison Society Foundation. They are represented by attorney Joseph G.S. Greenlee. The case is known as Rhode v. Becerra.
“California has some of the strictest, and over-bearing, draconian gun control laws in the nation,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “This ammunition background check requirement represents the foolishness of state gun laws at their worst.
“As we note in the brief,” he continued, “the state has offered no evidence that this background check requirement even works to prevent violent crimes involving firearms. What the law does accomplish is to inconvenience good citizens such as Kim Rhode, for whom competitive shooting is not just a hobby, but a vocation. It penalizes Kim and many other Californians who have committed no crime.”
Gottlieb said this case is important because the state’s defense of the ammunition background check is not supported by the facts, or in this case, lack of facts.
“There is simply no evidence that a background check requirement on ammunition has, or ever will, prevent a single crime involving a firearm, while placing a burden on thousands of California citizens by preventing them from buying ammunition and thus exercising their constitutional rights,” he said.
The Supreme Court need to get involved and start shutting down these Unconstitutional laws. This kind of Bullshit is why my wife and I moved to Arizona. What does ” Shall not be infringed” mean.
But … we do not want SCOTUS to get involved UNTIL it’s in a position to return a ruling based on the actual Constitution (not on revisionist justices’ views of what they wish it was). That’s hopefully why SCOTUS just declined to review ~10 2A cases.
ARREST all the Legislators and the Governor and charge them with 79.2 million FELONIES each of which is punishable by 10 years in jail AND a $1 million fine.
Check 18 USC Section 241 & 242 for validation of the above.
Put a bullet in each of their heads and save $50k a year incarceration charges for each Legislator and also guarantee that no one else will attempt to be so stupid in writing Unconstitutional Laws!
The problem in California is the public has been lied to for way to long and now none wants to listen to the truth until they start invading their homes to collect their guns that is what the liberals want so nobody can fight back and every Californian is a victim that is the liberal way
Shut up Randy California is full of conservative people fighting the lib tards. .Its the big cities that control the rural areas. All the crazy Hollywood actors that come from all over the country influence all the sheep. Do your research Northern California has been trying to become its own state for decades. State of Jefferson. It’s time for 51.
California is nothing like the Connecticut example you provided. You know the 4473 form that one has to fill out and wait for the instant background check to buy a firearm? You have to do something very similar to purchase ammo in California. Every. Single. Time. Buy a brick of .22lr? Background check. Buy a box of 9mm at the range? Background check.
This is much more of a hassle than getting a firearm owner’s ID card, although I agree that is also infringement.
It’s like the Overton window. Keep passing a lot of little stupid idiot laws a little bit at a time, like baby steps. Most people won’t get too upset over the little things, but then before you know it, you wake up one day and they’re at your house taking your guns. Kudos to Kim, and everyone who fights these tyrants to the death!
Oh, Man.
I love Texas. I was stationed Lackland AFB, in San Antonio. Went to school there for a year.
We traveled close to S.A., and it has expanded past New Brunsffels. That was a great German community.
I have been a supporter of an 8 year term limit on all political offices. If you need to run for office, you need the have an election. Actually, I guess 4 year term limit is what everyone should be kept at.
Thanks
Way to go, yes I live in their granola state to they’re nothing but fruits and nuts and the rest are flakes a few decent people it’s a shame that we have to go through the rigmarole when criminals just go up and steal all right then and there and nobody cares that’s the thing they keep kicking them out and they still keep doing crime. That’s California for you the illegals have more rights than us
lets build a WALL AROUND COMMIEFORNIA ! and require a passport to enter the rest of the usa by way of COMMIEFORNIA ! also BOYCOTT ALL PRODUCTS COMING FROM COMMIEFORNIA!!
then we can DEPORT all gun grabbers, etc… any immigrants from COMMIEFORNIA TO USA will have 10 years MANDATORY probation!
EVERY pro Second Amendment organization should be working in a very COORDINATED fashion and remind politicians AND judges about the English language and what the phrase “shall not be infringed” actually. Shall is a very powerful word, it does not permit any options. Screwing with the ability to buy ammunition IS infringing on the right to keep and BEAR arms. If the left wins this election the only way to get the country back on a proper track is another 1775 and reacquaint the communists and other misguided leftists with the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution cannot be studied or interpreted without the context of the Declaration. They are not separate documents, they are basically co-equal. That is something RBG has forgotten along with most activist judges. Activist judges IS a form of anarchy because one doesn’t exactly what the law and rules are and if one is adhering to them.
To ALL of you that don’t live here in Kommieforniastan, we are stabbed in the back at every turn and piglosi bought her nephews position in our Capitol. WE the people of this communist state are trying for the second time to get him recalled and are making headway in this effort. Not everyone here is a communist, and we do have voter fraud no matter what the laim stream media says. (remember, they lie!) He somehow seems to get away with anything he wants no matter how often he gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar. He is currently under investigation for receiving a “free” mansion and not paying his taxes, but neither does Shaprton, so how do you think this will play out? The citizens know and the government knows, the problem is the state government is as corrupt as newscum. It’s damn tough to get rid of someone when every corrupt government ass hole is on the take too! Tar and feather or hang these ass holes and it would curb the corruption, but the pussies in our legal system have deemed it cruel and unusual punishment, so criminals everywhere are not afraid of the law. The majority of citizens here on both sides have joined in getting rid of him, but somehow he always gets his way and gets anything he asks for. I believe auntie nancy has pulled every string she can for him by any corrupt means possible. They ALL need to go, one way, or another!!
Every anti-gun law in California should be repealed. The ammo background check is the most ridiculous but not by much. The supreme court should have declared unconstitutional all the Commiefiornia guns laws decades ago but nooo they always find a way to skirt the situation. I hope she wins her case but given the courts I’m not hopeful.
If they are so worried about criminals, then quit letting them run around loose and lock them up! Would end the need for background checks completely! The U.S. goverment should institute constitutional carry, no ifs and or butts. Get rid of the ATF restrictions all together. And let our private property be our property no tresspassing period! The anti gunners should meet us at least half way and let us get the second amendment back to where it should be!!! We could call it “Commen sense 2A laws” or “everytown for the public’s safety”
THAT IS WHY SO MANY CALIFORNIANS BUY THEIR AMMO IN OREGON !
Yes siree………. and NO SALES TAX on the purchase!!!!!
This is the correct way to do it. Everyone file individual lawsuits against these lawmakers every single time they make a law. Sooner or later they will start sticking and cost them bundles. Do it at Federal levels and not lower courts.
Just like the British, the Anti-Gunners are going after the Powder!!!!!
What about Illinois, you have to have a Firearms Owners Identification Card to purchase ammo or firearms. Is that really necessary.
if you are foolish enough to have that card, they are coming for to confiscate your firearm one day, you better be ready to hand it over peacefully , or be ready to KILL SOME HUMANS!
It is a clear statement that TERM LIMITS are very much needed in every area of politics. That coupled with a backbone from the voting public
Term limits are already enshrined in our Constitution. They are called elections and are held on a regular basis. The REAL problem is most folks can’t be bothered to get off of their collective fat azzes to bother to REGISTER to vote, much less cast a ballot. ‘We have met the enemy and he is us’ – Pogo.
Kalifornia is simply trying to make an end-run around the Constitution of the United States and they need to be stopped.
Hey Kim. Come to Texas. Outside of Houston and Austin, the rest of the state is gun friendly. If the legislature here tried to pass such idiotic legislation, they might find themselves tarred and feathered and they know it. Plus no state income tax! Plus whatever you like about the living condition where you are at, you just replicate it somewhere in Texas.
‘If I owned Texas and Hell I would rent out Texas and live in Hell’ – General William Tecumseh Sherman. ‘Nuff said.
Connecticut has had a background check to buy ammo for years. You have to go to your local P.D. and get checked out then issued a photo I.D. to buy ammo.
In other words, the state has been violating the Constitution for years. You OK with that?
That is similar to Illinois, a pre-approval. Imagine a background check every time you want to buy ammo, and limits on how much you can buy. That is as illogical as the 72 hour waiting period to take ownership of any gun in Illinois. Imagine, I’ve been pre-approved (FOID) and background checked at time of purchase, but must return after 72 hours to pick up the gun. The reason given is to provide a “cooling off period” in case I have evil planned. And that begs the question why my other guns are not up to the task. Stupids n charge.
And then you buy as much as you want. California is on EVERY purchase and it is a separate check from purchasing a firearm if you do both at the same time..
seems like connecticut has turned pussy
The new age mafia ( pelosi brown newsome ) are entrenched in commiefornia!! If the people did any research on these people and their ties together maybe they’d get rid of all of them, maybe they don’t care, who knows!?
When are the citizens of Kalifornia going to revolt? It’s time they got their act together and marched, in “peaceful protest”…or not…and hung a few of their politicians from light poles. Then, perhaps, the pols would get the idea. But the Kalifornians are probably way too sissified to actually stand up for their rights.