▁depend ▁on ▁it . ▁I ▁respect fully ▁diss ent . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department ▁issued ▁a ▁press ▁release ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁stating ▁it ▁will ▁not ▁seek ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁entire ▁membership ▁of ▁jud ges ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit , ▁and ▁that , ▁" Should ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁become ▁final , ▁the ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department ▁will ▁begin ▁to ▁issue ▁CC W ' s ▁in ▁situations ▁where ▁the ▁applic ant ▁has ▁met ▁all ▁other ▁law ful ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁has ▁requested ▁a ▁CC W ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁self - def ense ." ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁court ' s ▁original ▁decision ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Orange ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Department ▁has ▁lo os ened ▁requirements ▁for ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁conce aled ▁carry ▁permit . ▁Instead ▁of ▁requiring ▁the ▁applic ant ▁to ▁have ▁" good ▁cause ," ▁the ▁applic ant ▁need ▁only ▁to ▁assert ▁that ▁a ▁permit ▁is ▁needed ▁for ▁self - def ense ▁or ▁personal ▁safety . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁cases ▁ ▁Sc oc ca ▁v . ▁Smith ▁Sc oc ca ▁v . ▁Smith ▁– ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Tom ▁Sc oc ca , ▁a ▁former ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer , ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁conce aled - car ry ▁permit ▁from ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁Laur ie ▁Smith , ▁and ▁was ▁denied ▁because ▁he