“If you use a firearm to defend yourself or your loved ones, you WILL be financially ruined by the state. COUNT ON IT”
Yes, probably so, but at least me and my loved ones would still be alive! You can’t continue to defend them from a pine box! That said, I do agree with you that the laws regarding deadly force need to be countrywide and not subject to the whim of any other political entity for interpretation. And CHANGE is coming. I was at a range here in CA a couple of days ago. They are offering classes to obtain a non-resident Utah CCW ( which is good in about 26 states, but not CA), so when the law is changed in the Congress (hopefully later this year) CA will be forced to recognize a Utah CCW. The problem here in CA is that the counties where you really need a CCW for protection, you can’t get one. The counties where you are safest will issue you a permit.
I remember there was a time when you could get a CA CCW issued by a county that you did not reside in. Some people were going to counties with easy issuance policies. The state stopped that.
Well, yea it is certainly better than being killed or maimed. I just think the liability itself, as things currently stand, is one of the biggest hurdles to convincing responsible people to carry.