The National Rifle Association may be keeping a low profile in the wake of Orlando's 49-person massacre, but the organization had plenty to say last week after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled there was no constitutional right to carry concealed weapons—a right the Orlando shooter Omar Mateen had received a permit to exercise through Florida law. In fact, the NRA's screed following the Ninth Circuit decision included no less than six references to "law-abiding" citizens—presumably like Mateen, pre-massacre—who want to carry concealed weapons in California. As you might imagine, the citizens who are denied such a permit are being victimized by the courts, says the NRA.
“Once again the 9th Circuit showed how out of touch it is with mainstream Americans," wrote Chris W. Cox, executive director of National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, the NRA's lobbying arm. "This decision will leave good people defenseless, as it completely ignores the fact that law-abiding Californians who reside in counties with hostile sheriffs will now have no means to carry a firearm outside the home for personal protection. This flawed ruling underscores the importance of the 2016 election. It is imperative that we elect a President who will appoint Supreme Court justices who respect the Second Amendment and law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense.”
By "hostile sherrifs," Cox means California authorities who have discretion over whether to issue someone a permit to carry concealed weapons, unlike in Florida, which is the original "shall issue" state. In other words, local authorities in Florida have absolutely zero discretion over whether to issue someone a concealed-carry permit unless the applicant is in a prohibited category, such as a convicted felon.
Of course, the problem is that everyone's a "law-abiding" citizen until they aren't. Naturally, the NRA thinks all "law-abiding" citizens should not only have guns but have the right to carry them in public, effectively arming the next mass shooter, whoever that might be.