A concealed weapons permit, or CCW, is the only means by which ordinary citizens may legally carry firearms in public in California. Absent a CCW, it is a crime to carry either a loaded or an unloaded firearm in public, regardless of whether it is concealed or openly carried.
I think they're assuming that that law is referring to only public carry, thus the confusion. But yeah, reading comprehension.
A concealed weapons permit, or CCW, is the only means by which ordinary citizens may legally carry firearms in public in California. Absent a CCW, it is a crime to carry either a loaded or an unloaded firearm in public, regardless of whether it is concealed or openly carried.
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