After Restrictions Bill Fails, California Faces the Reality of Shall-Issue Concealed Carry Permitting

Without the [concealed carry restriction] bill’s new rules, the pressure is now on county sheriffs to start handing out concealed carry licenses under the Supreme Court’s new standard, if they aren’t in compliance yet.  Many already are — and were even before the ruling. Because California’s prior licensing system granted local discretion over who has … Read more

Blue Resistance: CA AG Tells Authorities to Use the ‘Good Moral Charachter’ Ruse to Deny Carry Permits

“The problem with the good moral character policy that the attorney general seems to be encouraging is that it’s completely subjective and would allow a city to evaluate an applicant based on their politics, not on whether they’re a threat or not or whether they’re actually some kind of a bad character,” [California Rifle and … Read more

Intimidation: California AG Posted the Names, Personal Info of Carry Permit Holders After Bruen Ruling

By Lee Williams On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta posted the names and addresses of concealed-carry permit holders on a California Department of Justice website. At least for a time. In a press release, Bonta claimed the move was to “improve transparency and information sharing for firearms-related data and includes broad enhancements to the … Read more