+1.
I moved to OK from Calif. In Calif, each chief LEO has the authority to issue a CCW permit. Or deny it. In practice, the liberal big cities and liberal counties deny all permits, unless the applicant has $trong ties to the chief or sheriff or other politicians. LA, SF, Contra Costa, Marin, lots of others, will not issue permits to citizens.
In some rural, conservative counties, the sheriff will issue to anyone who qualifies under law. A bunch of counties are in between. A guy who can get a permit with no problem in Tehama County has not got a prayer of getting one in San Francisco, though the same statewide standards supposedly govern issuance.
The opportunities for corruption, and for unfair treatment, are overwhelming under this system. The OK system, where the state must issue permits to qualified applicants, is a much better way when it comes to protecting the civil rights of citizens. The OK system is maybe not as good as the Alaska system, which requires no written permit for concealed carry, but it is a huge improvement over "may issue."
jej
