At Gun Kings Armory in Glendale, owner Rob Musso reeled off a list of regulations that burden shop owners and customers, including a 2009 state requirement that handgun ammunition be kept inaccessible to buyers without assistance from a salesperson.
He also cited rules imposing waiting periods before dealers can sell used guns or those brought in on consignment; and a state law to take effect in February 2011 requiring store workers to get thumbprints and documentation from buyers, write up the paperwork and then store it on the premises for five years.
"The lawmakers in California know they cannot get an outright ban on firearms," Musso said. "So what they've done is make it as hard to participate in shooting sports as they possibly can."
