-—But did he really have a CCW permit? -—
It looks likes he did not. The girlfriend lied about this.
It also appears that Philando was a gang member with a long criminal record. He was possibly part of a recent armed robbery.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3447370/posts
-—But did he really have a CCW permit? -—
That is easy enough to verify. Why hasn’t someone already done that officially?