I don't need no damn permission. And I'd reckon, neither do you, @sneakypete
@roamer_1 True story. Where CC was being considered,the decision was left in the hands of the local sheriffs. If the majority of the sheriff's said "yes",it was a done deal. If they said "no",it wasn't going to happen.
My local sheriff was said to be on the edge,so I drove up to the courthouse,went in his office,and asked him what the hell was wrong with him. He and I had known each other casually for years,going back to when we both lived in another county and he was a deputy there.
He said "I'm not sure I feel comfortable with people carrying concealed guns. It has been legal for years to carry openly,so why conceal them?"
My reply to him was "Hell,I've been carrying concealed the whole damn time you have known me. I have a 3 inch 44 Special in my pocket right now. Wanna see it?"
When he said "No,that's not necessary," I asked him "Can you SERIOUSLY look me in the eye and tell me you are afraid of me being able to legally carry a concealed weapon?"
That was when he told me he had decided to support it,and I had BETTER have my ass standing in his office the first day it became legal to apply for a permit."
He even called me on the phone the night before it became legal and told me "Be in my office at 9 am tomorrow morning so I can personally fingerprint you and send your application to the state."
I was,and when he got though with the paper work,he told his secretary "Give him any a permit to get any damn thing he asks for,including machine guns. Go ahead and sign my name without asking. He gets blanket approval for anything he wants."
Granted,looking back on it,going into his office carrying a concealed revolver and telling him I had it wasn't the most clever move I ever made,but it worked.
BTW,I truthfully told him and his secretary to never worry about me asking for a MG permit. I hate the damn things. They are ok for people that want them,but I am NOT one of those people.
I am a member of the "take aim and hit what the hell you want to shoot" clan,not the "spray and pray" clan.