Thursday, August 5, 2010

Hmmm

Apparently, a ban on Open Carry in California is moving forward in the mad State House*.

Considering that the point of carrying a gun is self-defense,  that under Calipornia's current Open Carry laws the gun must be unloaded, and that issuance of concealed carry permits is discretionary--which, in practice means that the Chief Law Enforcement Officer likes you, which often means you have made a hefty contribution to his re-election campaign--it seems to me that this setback may actually bolster the movement to get Cali's concealed carry laws fixed.
(References:
(Jim March's Equal Rights for CCW Home Page, page does not seem to have been updated in several years.
(Calguns forums, especially this FAQ/thread:Status Of California Laws FAQ - Calguns.net)


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* Yes, I know it's actually the Senate.  But that would ruin the snark!

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