[dissention]

Here's a good informational site on CCW permits in California:

http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/

In California, a "CCW" ("Carry Concealed Weapons") permit allows
you to legally defend your life with a gun outside of your home or
business.

To get one, you need to pass a background check and get trained.

No problem there.

The problem, and the reason there's only about 39,000 permits in the
whole state, is that you also have to get the personal permission of
your police chief or sheriff, who decides on your "good cause for
issuance".

For some reason, wealthy major campaign contributors tend to have
more "good cause" than others. And minorities consistently have none.