[goldstategop]

California is a "may issue" CCW state. In practice it means the only people who can get a CCW permit issued to them are politically connected friends of the sheriff or police chief, campaign contributors, and prominent celebrities. The masses can't usually get one even if they have a valid reason. Here in California this leaves law abiding gun owners illegally packing their pieces since its virtually impossible to be licensed to carry them and besides why in the world would you want the gun grabbers in this state to know you're armed to begin with. Don Perata who has such a CCW permit enjoys a benefit he thinks ordinary Californians shouldn't be allowed to have. The politics of gun ownership in "may issue" states lend themselves to this kind of abuse and corruption.

[Travis McGee]

Tyranny requires a disarmed peasantry.

The needs of a senator who is disarming the peasants for their own good are greater, so of course he must have a carry permit.