I see where Spanky is coming from. I'd rather have the gun and not need it for sure. I mean, if I'm armed and somebody comes up and put a gun to my head then yea I'm probably going to give them my wallet because I'm not going to risk reaching for my gun and getting my head blown off. But in the case like James described at least you're protected. People with CCW commit a very small percentage of crimes. I'd much rather that people be allowed to arm themselves as long as the situation is right. I'm sure LA has the same rules as far as you cant be a felon, convicted of battery, spousal abuse etc