I am a resident of Idaho. Left CA in 2000. I have to work in San Diego due to security requirements. The new law expands the old "handgun importer" to "personal firearms importer" and covers any firearms "imported" to CA for a period exceeding 60 days. My work periods often exceed 60 days before I make the 900+ mile drive home. My security clearance is critical to my employment, so I'm not going to toy with technicalities to keep a firearm with me.
Hmmm. IANAL, but I have had the 'opportunity' to work with several individuals in the legal and law-enforcement fields.
Just as a few thoughts: transport does not equal carry, import, export, or transfer. I am certain more experienced legal minds than I can take it from there.
Just as a permit for concealed carry does not automatically make it a legal offense and distinction between it and "concealed transport", "concealed export", "concealed conveyal", or "concealed threat", the one aspect you are concerned about is really one that any halfway-decent lawyer could argue if any difficulties should arise.
Just as a first thought: concealed carry from your place of residence to your place of employment and then back again does not mean "concealed transport". You are carrying the weapon from your place of residence as you are travelling and need it for protection, and then right back to your residence once again. Not "transporting" it across state lines.
NOT the same as transporting from one side of the state where the state line begins to the other side where another state line defines the limits of that state.
IF you were the sort of individual that believed strongly in your Second Amendment rights I would begin with that.
However, I also know that some will always be the type that Ben Franklin mentioned in one of his famous sayings...
Something about persons valuing security (in some cases it seems "job" security) over freedom(s) (even those enumerated in our Constitution) should rightly enjoy the benefits of neither.
But you have I think, pointed out that you are worried about your continued employment, so again; I offer sympathies.imported