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Like you and me, only better – unless it’s politically expedient

The LAT:

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has revoked the concealed weapons license of a retired sheriff’s captain who waged a fiery but unsuccessful campaign to unseat him in last week’s election, a move the candidate’s lawyer called “blatant retaliation.”

And this is why I don’t like may-issue CCW. It’s subject to abuse. In this case, it was abused by giving it to a privileged person and again abused when it was revoked for political purposes.

3 Responses to “Like you and me, only better – unless it’s politically expedient”

  1. existingthing Says:

    Apparently the exact same thing happened between the OC sheriff (Carona) and the deputy who attempted to unseat him (Hunt).

    Are they really that transparent? Do they really think we won’t notice something like this???

  2. damnum absque injuria » Useful A-Hole of the Day: Lee Baca Says:

    […] The good news is that the Sheriff’s office has a sense of humor. While delivering the news of Masse’s loss of his self-defense privileges, Baca undersecretary Larry Waldie alleged that Masse’s campaign against Baca “may have damaged the public’s confidence in this agency.” Seeing Masse’s permit yanked for such a transparently political reason should do wonders to restore it, though. ‘Hat tip: Uncle. […]

  3. BobG Says:

    Of course, you’ll still get the people saying “But it’s one less gun on the streets; if it saves just ONE life, for the (sniff, sniff) CHILDREN…”.

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