Re: reasons for CCW
Originally posted by foghorn
My understanding is that you can divide the state into two different attitudes about CCW's. Those locations where it doesn't matter what you put down, you won't get the permit; San Francisco, etc.. And those where the only reason they have you list a reason is so that if the local newspaper reviews their application files they will at least see a reason listed, and if you don't have a criminal record you'll probably get the permit (a lot of Central Valley counties and far north counties).
I don't believe this is completely true. In addition to the "no reason good enough" counties like SF and LA, and the "any reason OK" counties in the rural areas, there is a third category of county. In these counties, which include San Diego, Orange, Riverside, etc., you have to come up with a plausible reason that you are more at risk than the average person. Reasons that I have seen work include:
1. You carry cash every night from your business to the bank.
2. You are a doctor carrying drugs in your bag.
3. You have received documented death threats.
4. You have a restraining order against a known violent person.
5. Your job is collecting rents in cash in a marginal neighborhood.
6. You are a criminal lawyer or judge and certain felons have a grudge against you.
7. You are a truck mechanic who responds to fix broken down trucks at all hours in all locations.
So it all depends on the particular county where the original poster resides. He did not reveal his county.