Venice, CA —In this community there are stark contrasts in people and lifestyles.   Let me take you on a magic carpet ride to the better side of town along their famous canals!

San Francisco, CA —Today the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals followed recent rulings by The United States Supreme Court by striking down the California ban on concealed weapons. In a 127page opinion ruled that the long standing law that allowed for “may issue” permits was un-Constitutional.   The stricken aw had given police official’s absolute power to issue or deny permits to applicants.   The permits were almost exclusively issued to politicians, bureaucrats and heavy political campaign donors in the more populous jurisdictions.   Appeal is unlikely because of the SCOTUS  McDonald decision that is in fact the law of the land.   That case is what toppled Chicago’s ban.   Illinois officials   are currently issuing thousands of permits to law-abiding citizens.   What this really means is that if a gun owner is free of felony or domestic violence convictions and is not mentally ill the current law requiring a permit to c...