Live in CA now. I remember driving around back in the 70’s with my two Rifles in the Gun Rack of my Ford 4x4 Pickup.
When the mood hit me, I would drive up Angeles Crest Highway and go target shooting with my Buddies.
Nobody gave a flying **** about people having Evil Guns.
It was a Free State back then.
I left CA in 2001 for Idaho. Recently, our rabbit population has increased. I've updated my rabbit rifle from the old Stevens bolt action that my dad used in Scouts. Haven't been inclined to take a mule deer yet, but they are very easy to find in my area.