Getting a CCW in CALIFORNIA.

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Posted: 5/19/2003 3:56:23 PM EDT

I thinking of taking CCW class at F.T.A.anyone else been? If so how hard was getting approved?
The woman there said since im in san bernado its not a porblem and when she asked why am I considering a CCW, I told her I work IN the rampart area and im getting in the season where I work late and this part of town is ruff when the sun goes down. This year alone theres been a murder one block away and I was on my way to lunch when a co-worker and I saw a guy that had just got shot, I never seen so much blood it looked like the dude was wearing red pants.

Posted: 5/19/2003 4:13:12 PM EDT

[#1]

www.packing.org

And go to the Cali section. It appears that it depends on what county you live in, who you know, and what political campaigns you've donated to, but that's just what I gather from reading.

Posted: 5/19/2003 4:23:21 PM EDT

[#2]

Depends completely on what county you live in. Forget it in LA or SF. The Sierra counties and the northern timber counties hand them out to pretty much anyone who asks.

Posted: 5/19/2003 4:25:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Dont forget the central Cali counties. Mostly conservative and really cool place to live
(No, wait, this county sux. Dont move here. ;)

Posted: 5/19/2003 4:36:46 PM EDT

[#4]

Sonoma County won't even give them to jail deputies. My neighbor couldn't get one until he documented threats from a gang affiliated customer, then he left and become a sworn officer anyway.

Posted: 5/19/2003 5:14:23 PM EDT

[#5]

FTA is a good class, highly recommended by people I know. For a little extra, you can get a Utah CCW that's good there and all the states they reciprocate with.

I don't know about the SB police chief. You may have to go to the SB county sheriff. I know he issues CCWs.

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:33:07 AM EDT

[#6]

Go to SB Sherrifs. They're way of doing business for CCW is more or less shall issue. Prove your residency (they will check) and pass the background check and you be given the go ahead to take the required classes and pay all the fees. Good luck.

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:43:06 AM EDT

[#7]

SBSD is real good on issuing ccw permits.

You can call them and they'll mail an application.

It's fairly comprehensive and requires you to follow the directions very carefully.One screw-up can mess up the whole process.

When they interview you don't complain about anything or cry about your rights.It'll get you no where.

The 189.00, I think, is non-refundable if you don't get it or pass the background.

I know this all sounds like a PITA, but you should be able to get one if you follow the rules.

Edit to add: it is 212.00 total(non-refundable) plus the training class which must be taken PRIOR to filling out application.

Just looked at my applicatiuon.It is 20 pages long.

I have no idea how comprehensive others states ccw permit applications are.

YMMV

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:44:44 AM EDT

[#8]

Utah CCW is good in california? I have one and I thought it was only good in AZ.

My app was 2 pages long. It just asked the standard question of residency, mental competancy and required 2 letters of recomendation. pretty easy, I had mine in 3 weeks.

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:51:23 AM EDT

[#9]

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Utah CCW is god in california? I have one and I thought it was only good in AZ.

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I don't think Ka. accepts other states ccp's.

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:53:52 AM EDT

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Utah CCW is god in california? I have one and I thought it was only good in AZ.

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kali doenst honor any other states CCW

http://www.packing.org/state/index.jsp/utah

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:56:07 AM EDT

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Utah CCW is god in california? I have one and I thought it was only good in AZ.

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Per www.packing.org, here are the states your Utah permit is valid in:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Montana
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
Wyoming

Posted: 5/20/2003 12:09:40 PM EDT

[#12]

Well I guess its been said, but I will post anyways.

Depends on your county sherrif. OC sherrif manage to increase issuance of CCW in 2000 when I was there by 500. His plan was to increase it again by another 1000 in 2001. I dunno if that really happened cause I moved to TX.

I personally knew a guy that got one in OC. He is a financial advisor. His reason was he goes and sees clients often. He often carries personal info of said clients like SSN# and financial papers. Therefore he needed to protect it. OC Sherrif issued him one.

My brother tried to get one for San Joaqin county. He got denied. Something about not having urgent need for one. This after close to 6months of going back and forth.

Posted: 5/20/2003 1:57:32 PM EDT

[#13]

For a behind the scenes look at CA CCW policies, check out Jim March's web page at [url]http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/[/url].

Posted: 5/20/2003 11:45:27 PM EDT

[#14]

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For a little extra, you can get a Utah CCW that's good there [blue](in Utah)[/blue] and all the states they reciprocate with [blue](see 223-Buckaroo's post)[/blue].

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The reason I mentioned getting a Utah CCW is because A) California doesn't have reciprocity agreements with any other state, and because B) Utah has reciprocity with alot of states that one might likely travel to. Plus it's inexpensive and fairly easy to get. Utah accepts the FTA class for their training requirement. IIRC (correct me if I'm wrong), Nevada and Arizona require that the CCW training classes be taken in their respective states.

Posted: 5/23/2003 4:28:02 PM EDT

[#15]

Thanks all. Im going for it, let you know how it goes.

Posted: 5/23/2003 9:50:33 PM EDT

[#16]

Hey Baloo, ever thought of talking to a lawyer about doing all the paperwork for ya. I hear that is the way to go as far as assuring that you get one.

Check this guy out. [url]www.gunlaw.com/[/url]

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