Good and Bad in Cali
People with a clean record who want to carry a gun will have a much better chance at snagging a concealed weapon permit, Sheriff Adam Christianson said Monday, drawing thunderous applause from firearms advocates.
The bad:
The stunning change in policy comes as Christianson prepares to lay off dozens of deputies because of budget cuts. He has released 300 inmates to comply with new state rules.
April 14th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Third story like this in a week. Hmm.
April 14th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
And this is bad how? More carry permits + 300 more reasons to get a carry permit.
April 14th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
This is in Kalifornistan. I’ll believe it when more AVERAGE people start getting permits. I grew up in Stanislaus county (Turlock) and my parents and 2 of my nephews still live there, so I’m well aware of how policies are. Personally, I think Sheriff Christianson is just blowing hot air.
April 14th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Isn’t this the same guy that denied a retiree cop? Or was that the town (Turlock)?
April 14th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
It was the town. Sheriffs can issue permits to any residents of their counties, but they often don’t issue to residents of cities with stricter policies.
April 15th, 2010 at 7:39 am
I fail to see how releasing prisoners is bad.
It will teach the Californians a lesson: safety does not come from government and you cannot have something for nothing.
Two lessons the people of California need to learn, real quick.
April 15th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
The prisoner-release clusterf*k came about like the Obamacare bill. It was written by junior stooges who work for incompetent one-Party narcissists – they didn’t know what they were doing and are incapable of learning. It overrules prison authorities – something of an inside turf-war between DA’s (or Sheriffs) and Corrections. It was supposed to be applied only to non-violent offenders, but they screwed it up badly in the writing because they’re freaking incompetent idiots, the whole goddamn legislature.
But judging from the poll, he’s going to win votes.