Whenever you give the government the power to regulate something, you give them the power to deny. Some Missouri residents are finding that out, as the local Sheriff is violating state law by refusing to receive and process concealed carry permits. The Examiner notes:

Citizens hoping to file an application on Saturday for a concealed weapon permit will have to wait at least another month or two, because Sheriff Tom Phillips hasn't had enough time to properly set up a system of oversight.

Phillips said there was no way he would be able to have employees organized to handle the permitting process in time for the Saturday deadline imposed by state government.
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Phillips said he will refuse to accept applications until a system of handling all this is properly organized and his department can process applications in a speedy and efficient manner.

Since Sheriff Phillips is refusing to comply with state law, and do the job he was sworn to do, Jackson County residents should be exempted from arrest or prosecution for carrying concealed firearms. They should revert to "Vermont style" concealed carry, where the government does not regulate the process at all. Maybe that will put the onus on Phillips to get off his butt and do his damned job.

Unfortunately, government officials refusing to do their job as a way to deny freedoms is all too common, especially when it comes to firearms. Recently Massachusetts increased the cost of permits for firearms and pepper spray 400%, while Taunton (Mass.) Police Chief Raymond O'berg unilaterally put a moratorium on permit applications because of staffing cuts. Meanwhile, the ATF refuses to process reinstatement requests to restore firearms rights to those that have lost them, because Congress cut off ATF funding for that function.