California CCW % by County

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This is a little off because I used CCW as of '04 and population as of '05, but I don't think it would change it much. Rounded to nearest one hundredth except for a couple rounded to nearest thousandth 'cause they were so so low. Also note, this doesn't take into account the % of population qualified (or not), applied, or denied.

County Population CCW %
Alameda 1,500,228 192 .01
Alpine 1252 30 2.4
Amador 37823 801 2.1
Butte 215189 1674 .78
Calaveras 45,086 576 1.3
Colusa 20,973 149 .71
Contra costa 1,019,101 281 .03
Del norte 29,118 171 .59
El dorado 173,511 1312 .76
Fresno 883,650 2694 .30
Glenn 28,271 348 1.2
Humboldt 132,019 1108 .84
Imperial 161,621 404 .25
Inyo 18,580 220 1.18
Kern 757,882 4034 .53
Kings 145,110 287 .20
Lake 63,717 230 .36
Lassen 35,390 284 .80
Los Angeles 10,166,417 1626 .02
Madera 140,747 1109 .79
Marin 251,820 53 .02
Mariposa 18,091 360 1.99
Mendocino 90,275 1247 1.38
Merced 241,464 690 .29
Modoc 9,827 284 2.89
Mono 13,537 76 .56
Monterey 423,754 116 .03
Napa 132,990 497 .37
Nevada 99,510 466 .47
Orange 3,047,054 1287 .04
Placer 308,431 1170 .38
Plumas 21,439 402 1.88
Riverside 1,888,311 618 .03
Sacramento 1,366,937 609 .04
San benito 57,350 3 .005
San bernadino 1,950,806 2592 .13
San diego 3,039,227 1703 .06
San francisco 792,952 10 .001
San joaquin 655,319 565 .09
San luis obispo 261,310 421 .16
San Mateo 719,655 235 .03
Santa Barbara 417,988 180 .04
Santa Clara 1,752,653 176 .01
Santa Cruz 260,339 42 .02
Shasta 179,692 2685 1.49
Sierra 3,528 111 3.15
Siskiyou 45,976 421 .92
Solano 420,307 139 .03
Sonoma 477,697 163 .03
Stanislaus 505,352 632 .13
Sutter 89,170 619 .69
Tehama 60,720 961 1.58
Trinity 13,908 412 2.96
Tulare 411,701 2653 .64
Tuolumne 57,639 885 1.54
Ventura 810,763 766 .09
Yolo 187,575 275 .15
Yuba 67,394 399 .59
 
Poor sanfrancisco county, out of 800k people, only 10 are important enough to be able to protect themselves.
 
where do you get this info? i would like to get something like this for Alabama.:)
 
Its a very interesting point when you start to look at the percentages of CCWers by county. I would hope that it soon changes but I doubt it will. Could we not look and see if there are any discriminatory practices? Perhaps a rich campaign contribution or the like helped procure a CCW permit? Makes me wonder.
 
Well as far as San Fransicko goes Diane Feinstein, and Sean Penn have permits so that narrows it down to 8. Is it true LAPD for SIX years did NOT issue a single permit? I was reading how some counties in Kali charge almost SIX HUNDRED bucks for a GD permit. Plus the BS like having your gun inspected by the police. No way H*ll Id do that. I dont like other people I dont know playing around with my firearms. Or phycological test you have to take too. I think politicians in Kali should be required to pass mental test before running for office.

What a joke. I noticed the inland counties away from the coast are slightly easier to get a permit.
 
I am a total data geek

I like to be able to sort and filter using Excel. So, if anyone is interested the attached zip file contains this information in an Excel file with autofilter applied.
 

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Well as far as San Fransicko goes Diane Feinstein, and Sean Penn have permits so that narrows it down to 8. Is it true LAPD for SIX years did NOT issue a single permit? I was reading how some counties in Kali charge almost SIX HUNDRED bucks for a GD permit. Plus the BS like having your gun inspected by the police. No way H*ll Id do that. I dont like other people I dont know playing around with my firearms. Or phycological test you have to take too. I think politicians in Kali should be required to pass mental test before running for office.

What a joke. I noticed the inland counties away from the coast are slightly easier to get a permit.
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There is both truth and untruth in this post.

It can indeed cost $600 to get a permit in CA. In some areas it is not possible to get one at all. In other areas the county sheriffs generally issue to anyone that applies that is not specifically prohibited.

The situation there is far too complex to summarize in a few sentences.

I suggest if you live there or are just interested that you go to www.californiaccw.org and read some of the threads.

Sometimes the level of PC will make you choke, but it is CA after all.

There are a couple people there who are using the existing law and trying to improve the CCW situation. It sort of amazes me what a few dedicated people with some patience can do.

Part of the deal is that many gun owners in CA do not know it is even possible to get a permit in the first place, so they never apply. Your chances of getting a permit are not very good if you do not apply.
 
lol .. and those of us who do know that permits are issued dont apply because we honestly dont have "good cause". I'd like a permit, but I'm just a regular guy so I cant get one. SD Sherriff states outright that "Self-Defense" doesnt count as good cause. No sense in jumping through all the hoops and paying all the fees just to ge denied.
 
...and a CA CCW denial (even for no good reason) could possibly haunt a CA resident if they moved and applied for CCW in another state. Some states may consider a previous denial just cause for non-issuance of a "shall issue" permit.

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lol .. and those of us who do know that permits are issued dont apply because we honestly dont have "good cause". I'd like a permit, but I'm just a regular guy so I cant get one. SD Sherriff states outright that "Self-Defense" doesnt count as good cause. No sense in jumping through all the hoops and paying all the fees just to ge denied.
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It would not hurt you any to help with the efforts the guys there are engaged in. It is time consuming, and won't change things overnight, but they are at least making the effort. They seem to have made things better in a few counties, and are making efforts elsewhere.
 
Thanks for mentioning CaliforniaCCW.org, ilbob.

Yes, we are making progress. One of our goals is to get the word out to the folks who don't know that CCW even exists in California. (so far we have flyers in English and Spanish, we need more translators for Vietnamese, Korean, etc.)

The other goal is to compel the Law Enforcement structure in California to follow the current law. This means uncovering the inconsistencies with issuance and educating, yes educating, the heads of Law Enforcement here that it is OK to issue. Some are pro- self-defense and were under a false impression that there was liability to their office connected with issuance. (Not true! - political liability, maybe, but not to the extent they thought)

We have already been visited by a LE including a Sheriff himself.

Progress is slow in some areas, a Sheriff or Police Chief who is anti-gun will not change. One of the landmark cases we use to fight this took 12 years to fight.

We are chipping away at the problem, and perhaps someday, the dam will break. For now, we will take the small victories, like the anti-gun crowd have been doing for years with AW registration, .50 Cal bans and the like.

Viva California!

Bill in SD

P.S. - the most up to date percentages per county are part of the website. Packing.org may be outdated. Also visit californiaccw.org/files to check out flyers, case law, and more.
 
...and a CA CCW denial (even for no good reason) could possibly haunt a CA resident if they moved and applied for CCW in another state. Some states may consider a previous denial just cause for non-issuance of a "shall issue" permit.
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Is there a single shall issue state that actually does this? I suspect this is mostly an urban legend.

It might have some impact in states that are may-issue with very restrictive policies. Even then, it is fairly easy to explain. Especially when you have the denial letter to explain it that you can attach to your application.
 
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I forgot to mention that we also strive to educate the applicants -

While yes, we know some areas are almost an automatic denial, in those areas we need applicants who are willing to 'go the distance', ie. pursue the denial through court. This is the only way to effect change in some counties. This is really reserved for the most blatant offenders, like San Francisco Sheriff and PD.

You success rate, however, is greatly increased by doing you homework and being prepared BEFORE applying.

And the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) surrounding CCW in California is indeed legendary. We also try to get the RIGHT information out.


Bill in SD
 
...and a CA CCW denial (even for no good reason) could possibly haunt a CA resident if they moved and applied for CCW in another state. Some states may consider a previous denial just cause for non-issuance of a "shall issue" permit.
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I seriously doubt that, but a denial can absolutely count against you here in CA. I've heard that at least one Sheriffs Department would refer applicants in a city to that city's PD, knowing they would be refused. When the applicant came back to the Sheriff, the Sheriff said "Nope... you've got a denial on record".

CCW in CA is pretty messed up, but the OPs figures show a stilted view. To get a real picture, we really need to get PRAR responses from all 58 counties and all issuing PDs. We need to see how many applied, and what percentage of applications were approved. Orange County, for example, with it's "abysmal" .04% permit ratio, approves something like 92% of applications... it's just that nobody bothers to apply! That's hardly the Sheriff's fault! :D
 
good info, thanks.

i cant wait to go back to CA to visit friends and family and bring my evil Title II weapons....just to piss someone off. :D

most if that data isnt surprising. im surprised that San Francisco County, being ultra liberal, even issued 10 CCW's. but it looked like the rural counties issued much more than i'd originally thought.
 
I Thank The Powers That Be

That I do not live in a place that select few are able to excercise more rights than the rest. And I live in Connecticut. How do the people of these "May Issue" States tolerate this undeniable abuse of elite power and control? If I lived in one of these States, knowing what I now know about governmental contol and Elitism, I would not relent in my mission for equal rights under the law. Let's go California!! New York!! Massachusettes!! And New JOISEY!!
 
I thought Kern County was basically shall-issue?
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Basically. But, a lot of people don't know and never apply. And I would guess a lot of people aren't qualified/citizens. There's a lot of illegal immigrants in the area. And a lot of miscreants too. But mostly I think people just don't know.
 
Humboldt County

In Humboldt County it is very possible to get a CCW. In a interview this year a spokesman for the Sheriffs Department said that other than for cause (Felony conviction, Domestic Violence conviction or other prohibited class) that they had only denied two applications in the last year.
 
What the heck is Bear Flag Republic?
Does California give CCW permits to out of staters?
 
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