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A new bill in Congress would change the way Ammunition is sold online, those selling ammunition would require a license and ammunition would be sent to a gun store for you to pick up instead of being shipped to you.

The new bill, HR1207, was introduced last month by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman a Democrat from New Jersey. The bill is being called “Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2021” and unlike most bills with crazy names this one actually aims to do what it says(much to the displeasure of gun owners.)

From Guns.com: 

First, it would institute a program to require ammo dealers to obtain a license to sell their products to consumers. Current federal law only requires a license for those engaged in importing or manufacturing ammunition, not to sell, purchase, or possess. This would inevitably have the effect of trimming the number of legal vendors to the marketplace.

Next, Coleman’s bill would require face-to-face transfers of ammunition from licensed dealers to consumers, which is a departure from the common practice today of gun owners searching for deals through online sites such as Guns.com to fill their ammo needs. This would be further enhanced by a ban on shipping ammo to anyone without a license.

Only six states regulate ammunition sales by going so far as requiring purchasers to pass a background check or require would-be buyers to have a state-issued firearms license or permit to purchase ammo. When California adopted such requirements while eliminating ammo sales shipped directly to unlicensed buyers, it flooded local gun shops with long lines of customers attempting – many unsuccessfully – to buy bullets.

In one group of 616,257 residents who attempted to jump through California’s ammo purchase background check hoop – which most adults with only a state-issued ID cannot accomplish without a U.S. Passport or certified birth certificate to back it up – 101,047 were rejected even though they were legal citizens who were not prohibited firearms possessors. In many cases, working through the appeals process to get the green light to buy ammo often took days and even weeks.

Another aspect of the bill is a reporting feature, if you buy 1,000 rounds of Ammo and are not a licensed dealer of ammunition you will be reported to the federal government who will in turn had this information over to local authorities. A measure similar to this was passed in 1968 buy was repealed after the ATF said that it provided little value to law enforcement.

If they can not take your guns, they will go after ammo.

 

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