I've come across this before. The hope is that you're ignorant to state law. After all, who knows the law better than the Gooberment? Its just additional revenue for the city coffers and if you call them out on it, they just go "Whoops!
My bad," and drop the ticket. Otherwise, they get money...
My better half and I are going through this same dilemma at the moment, same price range but a different set of needs. I just received my CCW a few weeks back and she'll have hers within a month or so, but the Glocks we own (3rd and 4th gen 17s) don't lend themselves well to concealed carry. To...