[thatsnotnice]

"The California Highway Patrol turned down our application to armor-plate the cabs,"

?

I guess from now on you just need to armor-plate and quit asking permission. If a state representative gets armor, everybody does.

[AAABEST]

"The California Highway Patrol turned down our application to armor-plate the cabs,"

I find this very odd as well. Am I to understand that in CA you have to "apply" to have your vehicle armor-plated? WTF is the logic behind that bit of absurdity?