At the same time he wanted to deny the rights of Californians to self defense, he had a concealed weapons permits from the State, Dept. of Justice. Perata claimed he had received "threats" on his life. The threats were due to his illegal activities , not his anti-gun legislation.
Since Perata is under investigation, shouldn't the CA DOJ ask for his CCW and weapon? If it was you or I or a Republican state senator under such suspicion, you can bet we'd get a "knock-on-the-door" from Bill Lockyer demanding any arms we may have.
--yep--I remember a press photo of him "flashing" as it were--that would lose me my CWP in Nevada--