I live in Boulder County, Colorado, just outside the crazy part of that city. The sheriff is an elected Dem, only reason for that, is so he could get elected. This sheriff is about as PRO GUN Republican as you can get. A good friend, gunsmith I use, said the sheriff once told him, "I'd like to be able to hand these CCW permits out right here in my office if I could, other than the classes and background checks keep me from that." I submitted my app on a Tue. , Oct 15, the next Wed., Oct 23, I had it in hand. I might live in this far Left county, but stay out of its city limits at all costs, I didn't lose anything there !