"The rate of gun ownership in the United States is 89 per every 100 people."

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81. "May issue" concealed carry is often racist. ...

Gun laws in California

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Concealed carry

California[11][12] is a "may issue" state for concealed carry. A license to carry a concealed firearm may be issued or denied to qualified applicants at the discretion of the County Counsels or City Attorneys in their place of residence.[13][14] In practice, the attitudes of different sheriffs and police chiefs toward the issuance of permits vary widely and, consequentially, different jurisdictions in California can vary anywhere from de facto shall-issue to de facto no-issue.[15] A permit may be issued, by a county Sheriff or city Chief or head of municipal police, in one of two formats

1)A license to carry concealed a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
2)Where the population of the county is less than 200,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, a license to carry loaded and exposed in that county a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.

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Some argue[22] that the California system for CCW issuance fosters systematic discrimination of applicants, as it has been publicized that numerous celebrities and government officials have been issued CCW licenses in cities and counties where the general public have been consistently denied. CCW issuance is also extremely low in areas where the population has a high concentration of minorities and minority applicants are more frequently denied, causing some to allege institutional racism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_California