While the country has asked for stricter gun laws, a recent Supreme Court ruling now allows for citizens to obtain concealed weapons permits (CCW) which caused a dramatic spike in applications received by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department. Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke on the matter in an interview with Spectrum News.
The ruling no longer requires residents to explain why they need to be armed when applying for gun permits.
“It’s not the question about how many permitted gun holders are out there, it’s just the guns that we know that are already in the wrong hands. That crowd, no law applies to them because they’re not paying attention to any law,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva told “Inside the Issues” host Alex Cohen.
In response to Supreme Court ruling on right to carry gun in public, Villanueva stated their operations would be focused on “a shall-issue standard,” anticipating 50,000 concealed weapons permits in LA County.
LASD has issued 3,145 permits as of June 29, compared to 155 active permits in mid-2020.
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