Supervisor John Moorlach cited Sandra Hutchens position on concealed weapons permits as one of the reasons he supported her appointment as OC Sheriff. Since John's a conservative, I took that to mean she wasn't one of those law enforcement types who favored restricting the citizenry's right to bear arms.

Judging by today's Los Angeles Times article, that was a mistaken assumption.

According to the LAT, Hutchens plans to review the concealed weapons permits issued by former Sheriff Mike Carona:

Hutchens said she intends to review each permit and determine whether the gun owners demonstrated an immediate fear for their safety or held an occupation so inherently dangerous that they needed to carry concealed weapons in public.

"The important thing to me is they need to have demonstrated a need," Hutchens said.

And if there's no need, she'll revoke the permits. "That's probably not going to be popular with a lot of people," she said.

I agree with reviewing the CCW permits issued by Carona to find instances where they should not have been issued due to disqualifies like a criminal record or mental illness,

But if one is a law-abiding citizen then it should be incumbent on the government to prove you should be denied a concealed weapon permit, not upon a citizen to prove they should be issued one.