"shall issue" might become a court mandated reality... but with the way it's going with the slew of new proposed anti-gun, anti-ammo and anti-magazine legislation, we just might not have anything to use by the time those CCW permits are being issued (said with tongue implanted in cheek, sort of).

I very much doubt CA will produce any positive nor factual reporting anytime soon, as the San Bernardino shooting incident has become the rallying point for the anti's here, and especially for Lt. Governor Gavin Newsome and the 2016 election year ballot initiatives he's pushing for, and our AG, Kamala Harris who is running for the US Senate, and was among a group of DA's that filed an amicus brief in the District of Columbia v. Heller lawsuit, arguing that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual's right to own firearms.

That tragic incident will over shadowing anything positive for the immediate future, and then some. Previous mass shooting incidents that have taken place here... the Stockton school yard shootings of 1989, the 101 California St. shootings of 1993... both occurred over 20 years ago and still being referenced and used as examples of why we need more gun control in CA.

Not a surprise at all that the "shoot to wound" mentality is alive and well here... probably growing legs again and why it being reported.

Shoot to wound?

The majority of people are used to firing at stationary targets under no duress at all, and are going to be danged lucky in a charged and dynamic SD situation to even hit their intended target, let alone being able to deliberately direct fire accurate enough to distinguish between wounding or killing.

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Conrad
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