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Ordinary California Citizens Concerned With Safety
Every law abiding resident in California has the right to defend themselves at home. We believe that right should not end when you step out your front door. The fifty-eight county sheriffs and numerous chiefs of police in California control the issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons (CCW). These licenses are often issued in arbitrary and capricious schemes which favor the wealthy, famous, or well connected. If you are a local politician, or a movie star, or a wealthy businessman, you have a much better chance of getting a CCW license than do auto mechanics, single... [Read more...]
Latest News
County Supervisors tell Sheriff to ease concealed weapons policy
Thanks to the concerted efforts of OCCCWS and allied groups, our record turnout at the Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting encouraged the supervisors to send a message to the Sheriff that was clear and unambiguous - her current CCW policy is too restrictive; she should not be revoking permits without cause; and she needs to reduce the restrictions on permits she does issue.
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Complete Report: OC Supervisors question Sheriff on CCW Policies
This post was provided in real-time from the Board Meeting Room of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. The complete post, as it happened, is below.
Over 250 attend Board of Supervisors meeting in support of CCW issuance
Over 250 local citizens turned out to express support for the issuance of CCW permits in Orange County and oppose the revocation of CCW permits without cause.
Police Opinions on CCW
Law Enforcement’s Views on CCW
Here’s what top law enforcement officers from around the country have to say about CCW permits:
“I lobbied against the (concealed carry) law in 1993 and 1995 because I thought it would lead to wholesale armed conflict. That hasn’t happened. All the horror stories I thought would come to pass didn’t happen. No bogeyman. I think it has worked out well, and that says good things about the citizens who have permits. I’m a convert.”
Glenn White, president, Dallas Police Association
“From a law enforcement perspective, the licensing process has not resulted in problems in the community from people arming themselves with concealed weapons.”
Commissioner James T. Moore,
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
“Some of the public safety concerns (over right-to-carry) which we imagined or anticipated a couple of years ago, to our pleasant surprise, have been unfounded or mitigated.”
Police Major Bill Brown,
Fairfax County, Virginia [Read more...]
CCW Facts
More CCW Permits = Less Crime
It is a proven fact that states and regions with shall-issue have less crime than those that are may-issue or no-issue. To make matters worse, “may-issue” is commonly used as a tool of corruption and political favoritism in those counties that practice it. [Read more...]
OC Crime Watch
Santa Ana: 5 men sought in armed ‘takeover’ robbery of restaurant
SANTA ANA - Police are looking for five robbers who took cash and other items during a “takeover” robbery at a restaurant, authorities said.
The robbery occurred shortly after 11 p.m. at Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant at 412 North State College Blvd., said Anaheim police Sgt. Rick Martinez.
A man holding a handgun walked into the restaurant wearing a hooded sweat shirt and a face covering and ordered two employees to the ground, Martinez said.
Read more at OCRegister.com
Newport Beach: Elderly woman robbed at home
Several young suspects tie up 78-year-old and cover her eyes to steal $14,000 in jewelry, Newport Beach police say.
Original Article at Daily Pilot
Huntington Beach: Teens lock themselves in room as burglars break in
The 15-year-old called police, hid her younger brother under bed pillows and told him to be quiet while a man and at least one other person body slammed, used a crowbar and eventually broke the mahogany front door to their home.
Huntington Beach police said they have not arrested anyone involved in the Friday incident, but described the burglars as three men and a woman who had dark hair with orange streaks. The four were traveling in a Suzuki-type SUV, Lt. Dave Bunetta said.
Original Article at OC Register
Santa Ana: man dead in gang-related shooting
A 20-year-old Santa Ana man was shot to death early this morning in what police are calling a gang-related shooting.
Police were called at 4:10 a.m. to a house in the 1100 block of South Mohawk Drive. Residents said they heard a knock on the door and found 20-year-old Pedro Mercado lying on their front porch with gunshot wounds in his upper torso.
Read More at OCRegister.com
