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Originally Posted by Bombard
I'm afraid you've fallen into the same logical fallacy that Mr. Guillory has.
Mr. Guillory reasonably believes that many counties only issue CCWs to people with connections. He says that if the court can force those counties to treat everyone fairly, their CLEOs will have no choice - the HAVE to keep issuing to their special friends, so they'll be forced to issue to everyone fairly.
But there's no evidence that they HAVE to keep issuing to their special friends. SF doesn't, and they don't fall into a mystical hole of impossibility.
If a jurisdiction chose to not allow full time LEO's to CCW off duty, they might lose some officers. The crime rate would probably tick up. There would be some unfortunate incidents with OD officers meeting miscreants - but the world wouldn't end. And it wouldn't bring widely issued permits. It would just make it a worse world to live in.
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Hi Bombard, good to hear from you!
I didn't interpret HC's comments as being specific to a jurisdiction such as Orange County, I interpreted his comments as applying to a statewide decision. That being the case, the whole state would have to level the playing field. It is possible that some jurisdictions would just as soon disarm their police as well as their citizens as you suggest, however, I don't think the state legislature would see it that way or have the stomach to do so. Especially since the police and sheriffs' unions support the majority dems.