In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court struck down a voter-backed California law that required background checks for people who buy bullets.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s law requiring background checks for people purchasing ammunition is unconstitutional, upholding a San Diego federal judge’s ...

California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks ...