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Equal Rights for CCW Home Page
Equal Rights 
For CCW
Home Page
Fighting for reform in California since 1999
Jim March,
webmaster
NEW
11/8/04: SO HOW DO WE FIX CCW?
We caught a break. California
just beefed up the
Public Records Act mandating open access to government
documents. This includes CCW data. We're going to
prove there's a problem, and then do something about it.
CLICK HERE for details
Everybody needs a
hobby, right? On my own time, I've been trying
to save Democracy :). If you're looking for my Diebold/electronic
voting material (and wondering what all this gun stuff is!)
tap here if your
touchscreen will let you...
In California, a "CCW" ("Carry
Concealed Weapons") permit allows
you
to legally defend your life
with a gun outside of your home or
business.
To get one, you need
to pass a background check and get trained.
No problem there.
The problem, and the
reason there's only about
39,000 permits in the
whole state, is that you
also have to get the personal
permission of
your police chief or
sheriff, who decides on your "good
cause for
issuance".
For some reason, wealthy
major campaign contributors
tend to have
more "good cause" than
others. And minorities
consistently have none.
Oh no. HELL no.
I don't think
so.
You want to help fix
it? You want to fight
back?
You want proof
of widespread high-level police racism
and corruption
regardless of your other politics?
You're at the right
place.
>> EMail me: jmarch@prodigy.net
<<
New
fax number also available, but won't be on the web due to fax-spamming.
EMail me if you need to send
documents.
 A
FAQ AND SITE GUIDE!
The site's gotten so big, it needed a real index.
Quick-jump to subjects like "how to apply",
"what to do when denied",
"how to do local reform activism" and much more.
Special surprise, bottom of the FAQ page!
Exposing the racism, corruption,
bias, elitism and illegality rampant in the CCW
(Carry Concealed Weapons) permit issuance process.
The
EXPOSE
PROJECT now has it's own page - click here
for
some
of the wildest police abuse exposes on the 'net.
The core of this site -
contains
exposes on CCW misconduct
from across the state, the
state
AG/DOJ's involvement, plus
reports of similar garbage at
the
Federal level and in other
"discretionary issuance"
states.
5/4/03:
Yes, we have the scoop on SEAN PENN'S CCW! :)
HOT:
DOWNLOAD
THE
OFFICIAL
STATE-STANDARD
CCW APPLICATION FORM!
That's right - the California state-standard DOJ
application, in Acrobat .PDF, ready to print'n'use!
Link is to a download page with notes and instructions.
No more begging one off of your top cops!
Sunshine
Laws: Exposing anti-freedom
illegality
and stupidity for fun and profit.
This is a how-to article with examples on
freedom uses of the "Sunshine Laws" such as
the FOIA, California PRAand other "public
access to gov't records" laws. Case histories
include how Nadja and I totalled the MMM,
how the Massachussets NRA affiliate org (GOAL)
exposed gun control fraud by their Attorney
General, and my CCW expose efforts.
Published in the September issue of the
Libertarian magazine "Doing
Freedom".
 California
Knife Laws:
A Comprehensive Guide
This is the best online guide
to
California's
knife laws online. Also
includes
a "buyer's
guide" to a selection of self
defense folding
knives, with pictures and
comments.
NEW By Jim March 5/16/02 - COVERS
NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE 1/1/2002
The
Effects Of Non-Discriminatory CCW Issuance
NEW 5/11/02 - A
compilation
of three five reports
on
the
real effects of CCW reform from the latest state to
convert away from "discretion", plus a contrast
with
general grabber fears. A
MUST
SEE!
 A
Practical Guide To Race And Gun Control"
Covers
the 14th Amendment implications
for
CCW reform and RKBA in general.
Good
stuff, has been reviewed by several lawyers.
New 5/7/02 - because it contains
the
latest research on the
racist roots of the CCW system,
it
replaces the former "History" table.
This is one of the most
important
pieces of this website.
TOOLS
Opinion
on CCW Practices – formal legal opinion establishing the legality (or
lack
thereof) of the most common forms of abuse: "zero issuance" and
"town discrimination". POTENT stuff. Relies strongly on the Guillory
and Salute cases. Author: attorney Bob
Beauchamp
in Orange County. Adobe Acrobat PDF
Guillory
vs. Gates – critical Federal case establishing that equal
protection
is a valid principle in CCW issuance. Allows comparisons between people
who are denied and the approved "cronies". To fully understand
the applicability of this case, see also the Contra Costa County expose
and the rest of the Expose
Project files.
Statewide
gun rights mailing list – anyone serious must subscribe to the
CA-Firearms
list. Time-sensitive updates happen here first and when the lawsuits
start
popping up like prairie dogs on meth, you'll need this list!
- Updated yet again, 5/11/02 - it works now.
Salute
vs. Pitchess – state appellate court decision establishing the
responsibilities
of the issuing authorities. Established the "individual determination
and investigation into every applicant" standard, and eliminated "zero
issuance".
Dennis
Kennedy's Guide
to Good Cause! - Dennis runs SOG (see link in the...well, the links
section, where else?) and has a lot of experience crafting "good cause
for issuance" statements for applicants, and offers a free service
helping you customize yours. Highly recommended if there's any
chance
of scoring a permit "without a major fight". NOTE:
THIS DOCUMENT DOESN'T APPLY IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, see also the "trial
#2 update" above.
CBS
vs. Block - this 1986 California Supreme Court decision ruled that
CCW data is public record. I didn't know the court went further,
and talked about WHY - they supported the idea that equal protection
violations
were possible and ordered CCW records made public to allow exposure of
problems! A must-read
HUNTER
VS. UNDERWOOD: 1985 US Supreme Court case that can serve as a
blueprint
for destroying a state law on the grounds that it's racist! While
not a "gun case", the standard set is that the law must have
a verifiable racist origin and a current racial "effect" even
if the "effect" is accidental. We can do this one better
because the effect is racist effects are deliberate. Again: we're
using
this to attack the discretionary elements of the law itelf, statewide.
People vs.
Rappard
- This 1972 California Appelate Court case is critical because it
gutted racist elements of Penal Code 12050-54. It effectively
proves
racist intent in the creation of California's CCW system in 1923.
For a much deeper discusion of this, Hunter vs. Underwood and similar
issues,
see also A
Practical
Guide To Race And Gun Control.
Penal Codes
12050-12054
– full text, no search needed, plus some bonus law signed by Pete
Wilson
but left out of the books! Improved
readability,
also MORE COMPLETE than the state's own version which is missing a part
that Pete Wilson signed into law in '98.
The
Effects Of
Non-Discriminatory CCW Issuance - NEW
5/11/02 - A compilation of three reports on the real effects of
CCW reform
from the latest state to convert away from "discretion", plus
a contrast with general grabber fears. A
MUST
SEE!
The
infamous
COLAFRANCESCO PAPERS!
James Colafrancesco was drunk at a party in Sacramento County when he
threatened
somebody with a gun during a verbal argument. Sacramento County
deputies
arrested him and learned he had a CCW permit and more - when they asked
him about it, his drunken babblings were fully documented. From
1998
- a real shocker :). Acrobat Format.
NEW 8/22/02 - I'm
starting a new business soon:
CUSTOM HOLSTERS and sheaths :).
"Custom" means just that: I'm going to
set up events on weekends where I go out to various Nor-Cal places and
make holsters for people on-site, while you wait, molded around YOUR
gun/knife/etc. Click
here for
pics and
details! (Project ON
HOLD for now.)
Miscellaneous text by me :)
The guns I will
eventually put on a permit :)
EMail message
by me
sent shortly after 11/14/97 to a public mailing list proving I was
verbally
denied CCW by Richmond PD and the Sheriff prior to 1/1/98.
Original
humor/fiction,
parody of Star Trek and the Hell's Angels. :)
My speech to
the Contra
Costa County Board of Supes, 3/9/99.
If anyone is curious about how I
got mixed
up in this whole insane mess, the
answer is here. Pretty wild stuff...a friend was defrauded, I
investigated, and after recieving death threats first tried for a CCW
permit
in 1997. This is one WILD and documented police abuse case.
California
Knife Laws:
A
Comprehensive
Guide
This is the best online guide to
California's knife
laws online. Also includes a "buyer's guide" to a selection
of self defense folding knives, with pictures and comments.
NEW By Jim March 5/16/02 - COVERS NEW LAWS
EFFECTIVE
1/1/2002
How
to do a complete pre-purchase inspection on a new or used revolver
- one of the most popular threads on the Revolver Forum at http://www.thefiringline.com/
A
compilation of reviews and commentary on upgrade parts for Ruger SA
revolvers
(SingleSix/Blackhawk/Vaquero/etc.) Really good stuff if you dig "cowboy
guns" :)
The Million Mom
March affair - in which Nadja Adolph and I caught a national gun
control organization stealing free office space from the city of San
Francisco, and busted 'em. The "Brady Bunch" east coast
gun-grabbers bought and salvaged the brand name but the org as a
functional entity is dead.
A
de-construction of the three-judge decision in Silveria penned by Judge
Reinhardt. This was a terrible decision by the Federal 9th
Circuit on basic civil rights and the history of the right to self
defense.
Gunnie/Cop humor - the
best of LAWDOG!
OK, this needs some explainin'. "Lawdog" is a rural
county deputy who posts on TheFiringLine.
I don't know his real name, but people I trust have confirmed he's the
genuine article.
He's a good cop, but he's a GREAT comedy writer. I'm
decent, but
I'm not in his class. This, folks, is some of the funniest
stuff on the Internet, bar none.
10/13/03: A NEW LAWDOG FILE!
After a long absense, HE'S BACK!
And better than ever! (rated a mild "R")
A
Ghost Story
Love
on stakeout duty
Chickens
and bacon
A
cop's touch
Close
Quarters Combat
A
tearful farewell
Night
duty uniform
Two-part - the SQUEAKS SAGA! Part1
and part2
- if you've ever rooted for the underdog, you'll love this.
You
Might Be A Rural Texas Peace Officer:
Along with the extreme comedy, this is a look at what it means to be a
GOOD cop.
Lines
us gunnies would REALLY like to see in a horror movie! GREAT
stuff.
NEW 6/26/02: To top it
off, the
poor guy's MOM signs on and tells
a tale of police work that's completely above and beyond the call of
duty!
This is what a cop is supposed to be.
NEW 7/9/02: Fun
with with high explosives! (starts with another GREAT story,
but Lawdog chimes in :).
More coming, probably.
I think he should write a book.
LINKS:
The 'Lectric Law
Library -
beyond cool! - Excellent legal resource, legal glossary,
sample
forms and documents, more. If any of the terms in the various
decisions
and opinions has you stumped, look here (in the Lexicon, under the
Rotunda).
Security Ops
Group -
SOG is a security/bodyguard/training firm in Orange County.
Dennis
Kennedy is good people, and knows a LOT about the SoCal CCW
scene...more
than me in most cases. If you need advice on what sort of "good
cause" might fly with the departments that are issuing a fair number
of permits, you need to hook up with him. He can also help with
out-of-state
CCW permits such as Utah, others. See also Dennis's "guide
to good cause".
* Sebastopol Attorney Peter
Mancus has
lost all patience with the CCW fiasco and has written an
open letter to his city officials (linked here). His emphasis
is more "deeply constitutional" than my own tendencies, but I've
come to believe he's not only right, but that such an argument can
work.
Hence my own revised lawsuit in Trial #2 includes an "RKBA cause of
action", a fairly radical step.
The NRA
California Member's
Council system main page - in California, the NRA sponsors a
network
of local political clubs. These guys do true grassroots politics
and are unbelievably effective. If you want to REALLY get
involved
in California self-defense rights, you need to be at one of these
meetings
once a month.
PACKING!http://www.packing.org
is the #1 nationwide CCW resource. It's the "successor"
to Mike's CCW reciprocity page - if you need info on ANY state's CCW
system,
reform progress, links to local activists, this is the spot. I've
got more info on the California scene but that's because I'm a
"specialist"
in one state and one sub-issue.
The Firing Line
TFL is one of the biggest and best general gun and RKBA
discussion groups.
Highly recommended.
Graphics by Oleg Volk, http://www.a-human-right.com/
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