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The sheriff is changing his tune from earlier in the pandemic. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is no friend to gun owners, but the embattled sheriff just made an announcement few gun rights proponents expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent Instagram live video<\/a>, Villanueva told viewers that his office has expanded its capacity to approve applications for a concealed carry licenses and plans to relax the \u201cgood cause\u201d requirement to make it more \u201cachievable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement came on the heels of sobering violent crime statistics for America\u2019s most populous county. According to Villanueva, the county has seen a 95% increase in homicides over the last 12 months, along with an 8% increase in rape, 13% increase in aggravated assault, 40% increase in grand theft auto, and a 22% increase in arson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the end of 2019 and the end of 2020, the county experienced a 36% increase in all violent crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll huge numbers, all very troublesome,\u201d Villanueva said. \u201cThis is existential threat number one, particularly in communities where there are a large percentage of African-American and Latino residents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: LA Sheriff Shuts Down All Gun Stores, Releases 1,700 Inmates<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In response to the increase in crime and the county\u2019s inability to address it, the sheriff said he would allow more people to carry concealed firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have less cops on the streets, more crooks, less consequences. What could go wrong with that combination?\u201d he asked. \u201cWe\u2019ve increased our capacity to process CCW permits. We\u2019ve made the good cause standard achievable. We\u2019re recognizing that the threat to the residents is increasing, so we\u2019re responding accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before LA County gun owners rush to apply for a license, however, Villanueva offered some perspective. The county has only issued 904 permits since Villanueva took the helm in 2018, and the sheriff seemed pleased that there are another 360 applications \u201cin the hopper\u2026 so we\u2019re well on our way to over 1,000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The county boasts over 10 million residents, meaning only about 0.01% of residents will be allowed to carry concealed firearms. By contrast, over 10% of residents of many states<\/a> possess licenses to carry, including Utah (21.88%), Alabama (20.36%), Indiana (14.02%), South Dakota (12.16%), and Iowa (11.59%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villanueva also clarified that their process is a far cry from the shall-issue laws that govern other states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Los Angeles County Sheriff Releases Inmates While Warning Against Gun Buying<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to go to the shall-issue, where everyone who can fog a mirror can get a CCW permit,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s not responsible. But we do want to give people who are responsible, pass the training, don\u2019t have any convictions or any legal limitations from being armed in public\u2026 and establish a good cause reason why we should trust them to be armed in public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villanueva did not provide additional details. He mentioned that his office has increased staffing to approve applications, but he did not explain how they\u2019ve made the good cause standard more \u201cattainable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villanueva\u2019s current stance differs drastically from his position in March of 2020. That month, he released 1,700 inmates<\/a>, discouraged residents from purchasing firearms<\/a>, and closed down gun stores<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuying guns is a bad idea,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cYou have a lot of people now who are at home, normally they\u2019re not, cabin fever sets in, you got a crowded environment, weapons are not a good mix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April, one of Villanueva\u2019s chiefs announced<\/a> his intention to run against the current sheriff in the 2022 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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