I was born in California in 1960 and as long as I can remember, it was a may issue state for concealed carry. Meaning you had to go to your local sheriff and I think you had to show you carried large amounts of cash.
And then, they might do it if they felt like it. I wonder if there was ever any kickbacks involved to the local Sheriff. I found out first hand how strict their open carry and transport laws were back in 1992 or so. Back then, the whole thing had better be visible at all times, and there was a separate law to charge you for if it was loaded. What good is a gun if it isn't loaded? Handguns had to be unloaded in their own separate locked case on any vehicle, including a motorcycle. Glove boxes and trunks did not count.
Now due to the Bruen decision, California should be a shall issue state, but the Senate passed another law to 'counter' that. <<<---read the link. Kind of like how the Democrats ignored the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments after the Civil War and even passed the Jim Crow laws. They have not changed people!
- Federal officials have begun investigating the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for potentially infringing upon residents' Second Amendment rights, following a lawsuit by gun rights activists in 2023.
- The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is examining if the Sheriff’s Department is depriving law-abiding Californians of their Second Amendment rights through delays in concealed carry permit processing.
- Sheriff Robert Luna stated that despite staffing shortages, the department has approved thousands of applications and is processing around 4,000 active cases in their Concealed Carry Weapons Unit.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized the importance of protecting Second Amendment rights, asserting, 'This Department of Justice will not stand idly by while states and localities infringe on the Second Amendment rights of ordinary, law-abiding Americans.
US civil rights probe of Los Angeles gun permits draws criticism
