California is a “May Issue” state.
It is all but impossible to get a carry license in or around any major urban area of California, which accounts for most of the state’s population. Most other towns are no better. There are some rural areas where carry permits are obtainable, but the overwhelming majority of California applicants are rejected because they can’t show need. Well, the actual reason is that they aren’t well connected celebrities, politicians or power-brokers, but I’m just splitting hairs.
Thanks for the info. I lived in CA for a while (OC, left 30 years ago) and absolutely every man I knew there hunted (fished, sailed, flew airplanes, etc). So it never ocurred to me that they would have to get a special permit just to carry a handgun. Or NOT get one, as the case seems to be.
The DC law is not worth the paper it’s written on. It’s one of those ineffective feel-good pieces of legislation that is either ignored or laughed at by the criminals whom it actually empowers.
I am enjoying the fact that this major suit so beloved of the 2nd Amendment crowd (pretty much the most macho group out there) is being brought by an openly gay guy. Who carries a handgun. Who knew?