My character is a close combat adept, and never carries a firearm. So, Lone Star rarely bothers him on the street. (Apparently carying a katana, an axe whose blade is edged with cutting lasers and a bunch of shurikens is considered perfectly normal.)

However, the runners I hire DO carry firearms, so I figured (foolishly) that I should buy a permit in case the group of us ran into hostile Lone Star patrols. However, NOW when a Lone Star stops me in the street, he says "Do you have a permit to carry that?" and I have to show him my fake permit. Apparently, just possessing a firearms permit magically makes an illusionary gun appear in your hands.