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Firearms Permits

n appeals court in California upheld the denial of a sheriff’s department captain’s motion to disqualify the Santa County District Attorney’s Office from prosecuting him on charges alleging he was a co-conspirator in a scheme in which members of the department issued concealed firearms permits in exchange for donations to a committee supporting the sheriff’s reelection campaign.

/ May 28, 2021
Handguns are displayed at the Smith & Wesson booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An appeals court in California upheld the denial of a sheriff’s department captain’s motion to disqualify the Santa County District Attorney’s Office from prosecuting him on charges alleging he was a co-conspirator in a scheme in which members of the department issued concealed firearms permits in exchange for donations to a committee supporting the sheriff’s reelection campaign. 

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