I just went through the CCW class here in CA. It is true that the County Sheriff issues (or not) the CCW permits. Once you have one, they are applicable throughout the state (even in San Francisco where they have been banned illigally). Our instructor (a decorated law enforcement trainer) said it will hold up in court if you are caught carrying in S.F. with a valid permit. Some states reciprocate with others, but the cross state relationships are always changing.
All this being said, I wouldn't recommend business endorsed firearms. The criminal will own your business (or their relatives, assuming your aim is good). Here in the Peoples Republic of Califonia, we have even had burglers successfully sue homeowners after falling through a skylight. It makes me sick.
In my latest NRA magazine, I saw an ad for a new pepper spray device made by Kimber that can deliver the spray 22-feet. It looks very much like a flare gun (hunter orange). If someone is stupid enough to rough up workers at night for entertainment, they may turn tail at the sight of what they think is a flare gun. If not, let 'em have it right in the face. Even if they have a hand gun, their aim won't be too good if they can't see!
With some luck, maybe the criminal will fall backward on a sprinkler, become permenantly paralyzed, and that will be the end of it. Hey, I can dream, can't I?
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