It's interesting that in my various travels California was the only state where (at the time) as a military service member, occasional pistol instructor, and qu

It's interesting that in my various travels California was the only state where (at the time) as a military service member, occasional pistol instructor, and qualifying officer for use of deadly force; I did not find it (edit:relatively) trivial to obtain a concealed carry permit, and professional friends told me it might be safer to leave my firearms collection in storage in another state, (I did). In fact it was the one place where the common knowledge confirmed by my experience was I'd have to be law enforcement, or a professional bodyguard, instead of a service-member to get one. Edit: Trivial here being fingerprints, background check, lots of paperwork, show proof of safety training or spend a a good part of the weekend and ~$100 total on paperwork training ect.