Concealed carry laws vary from State to State, the most fundamental difference being the State's lawful obligation to issue the CCW permit to the citizen.
Presuming the applicant is a 'good citizen' in all respects (not a felon, drug addict, etc.) some States SHALL issue a CCW permit, while other States MAY issue the permit, depending upon other criteria. California, for instance, is a very politically progressive state, and it MAY issue a permit to an otherwise qualified applicant if the person is literally on the County Sheriff's 'list' of good guys. In Maryland, the State MAY issue a permit if the applicant meets other specific criteria, including a documented and demonstrable need to be armed. Otherwise, forget about it.
On the other hand, Florida (a politically conservative State) law reads that the State SHALL issue a CCW permit to any applicant that is not the obvious felon, drug user or wife beater. Period.
The Florida citizenry, as a result, is fairly well armed. And any bad guy can pretty well rest assured that the little old lady on her way to the doctor - carrying that fat, lucrative hand bag - is not necessarily unarmed. As a side bar and beyond the scope of this thread, Florida gun laws go a step further in defining a person's private space, in that it applies to a person's 'zone of protection' so to speak in public. A person has no obligation to first retreat before using deadly force in incidences of confrontation and assault. Anywhere, at home or down town.
However, without this thread turning into a discourse of ideological conflict, has any member run into difficulties in securing CCW permits in a MAY State? Have you ever been denied a permit unjustly?... or experienced unnecessary hassles in applying for or obtaining a CCW permit?... in a State that MAY or may not be obligated to follow the clear intent of the Second Amendment?
Presuming the applicant is a 'good citizen' in all respects (not a felon, drug addict, etc.) some States SHALL issue a CCW permit, while other States MAY issue the permit, depending upon other criteria. California, for instance, is a very politically progressive state, and it MAY issue a permit to an otherwise qualified applicant if the person is literally on the County Sheriff's 'list' of good guys. In Maryland, the State MAY issue a permit if the applicant meets other specific criteria, including a documented and demonstrable need to be armed. Otherwise, forget about it.
On the other hand, Florida (a politically conservative State) law reads that the State SHALL issue a CCW permit to any applicant that is not the obvious felon, drug user or wife beater. Period.
The Florida citizenry, as a result, is fairly well armed. And any bad guy can pretty well rest assured that the little old lady on her way to the doctor - carrying that fat, lucrative hand bag - is not necessarily unarmed. As a side bar and beyond the scope of this thread, Florida gun laws go a step further in defining a person's private space, in that it applies to a person's 'zone of protection' so to speak in public. A person has no obligation to first retreat before using deadly force in incidences of confrontation and assault. Anywhere, at home or down town.
However, without this thread turning into a discourse of ideological conflict, has any member run into difficulties in securing CCW permits in a MAY State? Have you ever been denied a permit unjustly?... or experienced unnecessary hassles in applying for or obtaining a CCW permit?... in a State that MAY or may not be obligated to follow the clear intent of the Second Amendment?