Soon, Open Carry May Be Illegal In California

By Semperpapa

Just another slash to the constitutional rights of the people of California on the part of an out of control liberal progressive state legislature.

Here is from the LA Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/09/california-open-carry.html

So the hope for the law abiding citizens of this state to be able to protect themselves when in public rests on a personal budget dispute between two politicians. Isn't democracy great?

Open carry has been in the new lately, as the authorities in charge of issuing CCW (Concealed Carrying Weapon) permits in California, mostly the various Counties Sheriffs, have been rejecting just about 100% of the requests made by citizens that are concerned about the crime rising in our streets.
So, some citizens have resorted to a perfectly legal way to be armed when in public without having to break the law and carrying a concealed weapon illegally.
The contention of Sen. DeLeon is pure bullshit. Walking into a Mickey D, which fat ass DeLeon seems to have been doing quite a bit, and seeing couple of patrons with side arms is not a concern that pushes common sense citizens to call 911.
On the other hand, if an armed individual with ill intentions should walk into the same establishment, those "scary, armed people" could be the ones that may ultimately save your life.

Sure, this is 2011, not 1850, but the illegal alien invasion that scum like DeLeon loves so much have actually reversed the trends of time a bit.
The bill may ultimately make its way to the governor's desk for signature and I am most convinced that Brown would sign it. The question remains if there will be a legal challenge that would strike the law down and protect the people of California from another progressive move against our constitutional rights.

On a personal note, I have not and would not open carry. The reason is mostly personal, as I believe that the action could bring unwanted attention from potential criminals. The fact that the Sheriff of my county would not issue a CCW permit to me because I do not, in their opinion, have a "good reason" for one, leaves me at the mercy of luck. Moreover, local Law Enforcement is not very receptive toward such an display of our constitutional rights. May it be because of lack of knowledge of the law or the insistence of bleeding heart liberals calling 911, it makes it very uncomfortable, not to mention possibly costly, to engage in open carry.

But the big picture remains that the 2nd Amendment is very clear about the people's right to "...keep and bear arms..." and open carry falls squarely in the definition of "bearing" arms. But, as usual, liberal progressives could not care less about the Constitution.

Just my thoughts!