Thirty-eight states now issue permits to law-abiding citizens to carry personal firearms for self-protection. But California`s law leaves permit-granting authority to local chief law enforcement officers, making for a complex patchwork of rules that are often unfairly applied. Some sheriffs grant permits to any good citizens, but in Los Angeles or San Francisco, you can forget it unless you are a celebrity or well-connected worthy.
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