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Ana B. Ibarra

Ana B. Ibarra is a reporter for California Healthline based in Sacramento. Before joining the KHN team in February 2016, she spent two years covering health in California’s Central Valley for the Merced Sun-Star. She is a 2015 Center for Health Journalism fellow and a Cal Poly Pomona graduate.

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California Becomes First State to Require Background Checks for Buying Ammunition As Tougher Gun…

Ana B. Ibarra Jul 6, 2019

Starting July 1, 2019, a new state law in California will require the same background check required for purchasing a gun, as the final provision of a 2016 ballot measure aimed at preventing convicted criminals from owning and using…