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Illinois and Washington DC are the only two geographical areas in the US that flat out prohibit concealed carry. 49 states is accurate, to the extent that a few states, like NJ, have a process to issue permits, but generally refuse to do so. Illinois is currently working on a court ordered permitting process and will soon become the 50th.
Getting a carry permit in Southern California or San Francisco is for all practical purposes impossible unless you are a wealthy and well-connected anti-gun celebrity (like Rosie O'Donnell's bodyguard) or a liberal, anti-gun politician (like Diane Feinstein.)