Local government bodies in most large urban jurisdictions in
California deliberately conspire to make it nearly impossible to
obtain a CCW permit, despite the fact that this is in violation of
state law. I stopped following the legal challenges because they
usually end up getting wrapped in some bundle of sanctimonious red
tape or other. Of course I've carried my pistol concealed, but
frankly I have better things to do with my time than play games
with the local protection rackets to secure their permission. I
understand that this reprehensible state of affairs does not obtain
in most jurisdictions in the US, but I have many criteria other
than the attitudes of the local legitimized Mafia to take into
account in my choice of residence.
-- Eric Watt Forste ++ arkuat@pobox.com ++ http://www.pobox.com/~arkuat/