(1) Does California's general prohibition to carry a loaded handgun outside the home, coupled with an arbitrary and capricious licensing scheme for citizens who wish to carry a concealed weapon, violate Californians' fundamental right to keep and bear arms for self-defense guaranteed by the Second Amendment?

(2) Does California's grant of a lifetime right to honorably retired California peace officers to carry a concealed weapon, coupled with a grant of unbridled discretion to each elected Sheriff whereby concealed weapon permits are issued on a quid pro quo basis to political supporters, violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when average citizens, including former military, are subjected to the capriciousness of the locally elected Sheriff?

Does California's general prohibition to carry a loaded handgun outside the home, coupled with an arbitrary and capricious licensing scheme for citizens who wish to carry a concealed weapon, violate Californians' fundamental right to keep and bear arms for self-defense guaranteed by the Second Amendment?