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Permits, background checks to buy ammo?

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    Claudia Cowan reports from San Francisco, California

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The state is now considering bills that would require a permit and they background check just to buy ammunition.

-- -- -- on that story lines Francisco how does this have to do with the political landscape of the day Claudia.

Well it's very interesting bill and good morning California lawmakers who favor more gun control are seizing the moment and with confidence that their bills well past.

Just this week we heard from politicians who want to regulate ammunition sales by requiring background checks.

And annual permits one lawmaker is reintroducing a bill to ban bullet buttons now that's a -- heat feels.

Make some -- easier to reload and in the meantime public employee programs are looking into divesting from certain gun companies won the big teachers' pension.

Find it took the first step toward you got yesterday.

Political analysts say California will be at gun control case study in two respects.

-- -- -- With a well these new look and make a difference.

And thinking people where do we body into the Second Amendment because.

The popular will in California the legislative strength that control of government -- all in the hands.

A gun control advocate.

So as far as you gonna go anywhere in America.

You gonna go in California.

And in the weeks ahead half a dozen gun control bills are expected to make their way through the California legislature and build are all expected to -- well there is reaction now from gun rights groups what are they -- Well they're not surprised but they are very angry at the timing of this legislative frenzy and say it's all about politics and PR.

We've heard versions of all of the proposals that are now being dusted off in the years past and and gun control legislators.

It's as if they wait and glory when an opportunity like this like Newtown Connecticut comes up for them to propose their their measures.

It's it's frankly.

It's it's terrible.

Meantime gun store owners worry about the economic impact on this day.

We saw customers stocking up on ammunition worried it will become even more difficult to own and use a -- here.

Gun rights groups vowed to fight all of these proposals bill.

First in Sacramento and then in court if need be.

-- Claudia -- and thank you live in San Francisco.

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