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Do background checks on ammunition sales work?
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Jul 9, 2013
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Do background checks on ammunition sales work?
Tighter gun control is a top priority for Democrats in the state Senate this year. One of the bills would require bullet buyers go through background checks first. It's a plan that's already in place in parts of California.
Domenic Lether teaches his girlfriend Ngozi Ogbeni how to shoot a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver at a target range at the Los Angeles Gun Club on December 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Gun enthusiasts rent the the weapon to try out before making a purchase at a gun store . Leading firearms maker Smith & Wesson reports almost 50 percent increase in sales revenue.
Domenic Lether teaches his girlfriend Ngozi Ogbeni how to shoot a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver at a target range at the Los Angeles Gun Club on December 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
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Tighter gun control is a top priority for Democrats in the state Senate this year. One of the bills would require bullet buyers go through background checks first. It's a plan that's already in place in parts of California.

Tighter gun control is a top priority for Democrats in the state Senate this year. One of the bills would require bullet buyers go through background checks first. It's a plan that's already in place in parts of California.

From the California Report, Scott Detrow has the story.