with firearms and all Sailors get some form of firearms training in basic training. It only takes one person to not follow the rules and makes all look bad or gives call to question whether something is necessary or not. I have a CCW not because I feel I need it but because I CAN. What is bothersom is... If you come into my home in the dead of night thru a window and I shoot you "I have to defend why I shot you". I can be prosecuted if I did not make sure you were a threat to my life and family. Gara56 California doesn't accept permits from any States. Beerarchy I am pro-abortion, a father of three, a home owner, gun owner, and a pickup truck owner. I voted for Obama, protested against the World Bank and the WTO as a youngin, and listen to punk rock, anarchist, socialist, communist, music in the car with my kids. I support gay rights, the anti-racist action network, and local musicians. I have tattoos on my arms, a hammer an sickle on my shirt, and a Springfield XD9 on my hip. You don't get much more liberal than me. Don't try to take my gun from me. Don't assume a person's views can be summed up by any one party. The government works for the people when the people are united. ttp://pulse.yahoo.com/_K33VC3RZ2TSDKPNYFBEPDPJWFE WhistlingElk CCW should as basic as rights get.... if we have enough sense to make driving priviledges recognized