The Santa Clara County Undersheriff and a Captain in the sheriff's office have been charged with shaking down applicants for a concealed carry license. As most of you may know, California is a "may issue" state that leaves issuance to the discretion of local officials. Here, the two officials have been indicted for soliciting bribes to issue licenses. Interestingly, two persons were also charged for offering bribes. One is the head of Apple Security who offered IPads to the sheriff's office at the request of the two indicted officials. The other is local businessman who promised to provide tickets to hockey games worth $6,000.
More details can be found here: https://reason.com/volokh/2020/11/2...s-accused-of-concealed-carry-license-bribery/
What does this mean? It means that "may issue" states invite corruption and unfair and uneven treatment of citizens. In some localities, it is understood that a CCL is reserved for the rich and powerful. The indictment seems to back this up.
NOTE: AN INDICTMENT IS ONLY A FORMAL CHARGE. GUILT MUST BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.
More details can be found here: https://reason.com/volokh/2020/11/2...s-accused-of-concealed-carry-license-bribery/
What does this mean? It means that "may issue" states invite corruption and unfair and uneven treatment of citizens. In some localities, it is understood that a CCL is reserved for the rich and powerful. The indictment seems to back this up.
NOTE: AN INDICTMENT IS ONLY A FORMAL CHARGE. GUILT MUST BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.