I knew some small business owners back during the riots and they were luckily all armed, defending their businesses and livelihoods.
It's definitely chilling to hear the process they have to go through now to acquire a weapon. It's beyond ridiculous.
I have friends that live in California. It's a beautiful state, very expensive but beautiful. As left wing as some of them are, and the more they see the bad stuff on the news, the more they are interested in getting armed themselves. They are starting to understand these laws are obstacles...