This will likely end up in the US Supreme Court so victory may be short lived. This is a HUGE step for California though. Glad to see the judiciary exercising some oversight on these ridiculously invasive laws.
That would depend on where you think California is taking the step...If by increased crime and danger on the streets then we're definitely taking a step.
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Nah you still have to get a permit, which requires background checks and training courses, at least from what I could tell by reading. So yea some might be armed, but it's not open season for anyone who wants to. There's still restrictions.
The main issue is that previously, law enforcement required you to show good cause in order to get a CCW. Many jurisdictions were blanketly denying pretty much all requests and there was no specific litmus test for what constitutes "good cause". That was up to the discretion of the police. What ended up happening in many locales is only people who were well connected were getting them.
In any case Obs, I don't think the people you need to fear are people that legally purchased a gun, took training courses and applied for a CCW through law enforcement. Those people know that homicide outside self defense = life in jail.
Short answer, wow.
Long answer: Watch some videos around the internet, read some unbiased articles. I noticed you posted Fox News, lol? Go on a ride along to see what life on the streets is actually like. How in the world would people carrying concealed weapons positively affect society in other way other than pure and total chaos? It's hilarious to read people posting
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thats good news for CA. The specific reason why they need / want to carry weapons in public is cited pretty clearly in the 2nd amendment. I honestly do not see how they legally got away with this bull shit restriction for so long.
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Same as Chicago's gun ban that got reversed. Shit is straight up unconstitutional. About time the liberal blue states get with it.
For a background check, even if it was local and NCIC, those doesn't pick up everything. People with records aren't the people we should be concerned about either. It's the average joe, with no record, that has a temper and little to no training with a deadly weapon. How many times have you seen a normal person lose their cool and get out of control? I see thousands a year, imagine what life would be like with them legally carrying a firearm.
The training, a 2 day class? I shouldn't have to go into this subject at all. Don't tell me going into the gun range constitutes any sort of training, I'm talking scenarios and experience...not to mention the ability to keep a cool head under pressure and frustration while wielding a deadly weapon.
I'm definitely open for debate on this one, I understand your opinions that you should be entitled to carry around a hidden object that can instantly kill someone because you want to play god. I, however, don't like that idea.
