(The Center Square) – The Second Amendment Foundation has called California's Senate Bill 704 — the nation's first background check law for firearm barrel purchases - unconstitutional.
However, because the California Department of Justice is moving forward with making rules related to the new law, the SAF submitted comments to mitigate what it calls the law’s negative impacts. Tuesday was the deadline to send comments.
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