California County Bucks State Law, Approves Concealed Carry in Local Government Buildings

The public and law enforcement with concealed carry permits will be allowed to carry weapons into county buildings despite a new state law prohibiting it, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors decided Jan. 23. California recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 2, banning concealed weapons in 26 more places, including parks, sports stadiums, government buildings, hospitals, and churches. A lawsuit was filed against the state last year and many of those prohibited locations are on hold after a ruling by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. However, the judge did not put a hold on prohibitions on state and local government buildings. Shasta County’s newly passed resolution authorizes all members of the public, including peace officers and retired peace officers, who possess a valid Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit and have registered permitted firearms to carry on county property, except where county policy, state, or federal law exempt the practice....