 The ACSO is one of a handful of agencies to hold this distinction nationwide.Throughout his career, Plummer had been known to impose strict limits on the issuance and distribution of Concealed Weapons permits to Alameda County residents, maintaining that citizens should be required to show a legitimate need for protection before the permit would be issued.In the year 2000, a total of only 150 concealed weapons permits were issued, out of the thousands of applicants.