Legal Opinion
Bell v. Smitty's Super Valu, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided July 25, 1995No. 1 CA-CV 93-0255PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGREGOR, Judge.
The primary issue on this appeal is whether the sale of ammunition usable in both a rifle and a handgun violates a federal law that prohibits the sale of ammunition other than for a rifle or shotgun to persons less than twenty-one years of age. We agree with the trial court that federal law allows the sale of interchangeable ammunition to persons over age eighteen.
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In June 1989, Shaun Russell shot Alvin C. Bell with a handgun, seriously injuring him. 1 Russell, who was twenty years old at the time, purchased the .44 caliber hollow point ammunition used in the shooting…
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- Gonzalez v. SatrusteguiCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
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