Public records show Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who is known for being stingy with concealed-weapons permits in an anti-gun jurisdiction, may be giving out permits disproportionately to his friends and political supporters and donors.
L.A. Weekly obtained public records for all of the 341 active concealed-weapons
permits in addition to the 123 applications for permits that were denied over the last 18
months. The records show that of all the people who were denied a
permit, only one had contributed to Baca. Baca's friends and campaign
donors disproportionately make up the list of those who have active
permits.