California CCW % by County

[jnojr]

Does California give CCW permits to out of staters?

No.

CA does not recognize or reciprocate with any other state. You can only carry in-state with a CA CCW (for which you must be a resident), as an LEO under HR 218, or with Federal carry (Marshal Service, FBI, etc.) If you're an "average Joe" visitor, you cannot legally carry here. As a matter of fact, an out-of-state visitor is in more jeopardy for carrying without a permit than a resident... the violation is a "wobbler", meaning it's a felony but can be charged as a misdemeanor under certain circumstances, one of which is that the weapon is properly registered to you. If you live out-of-state, you do not have your gun "properly registered" with the DOJ. And I seriously doubt you could get that done without establishing residency (at which time you must register all handguns or face more prison time!)

 

[bill2]

a couple of things:

Sean Penn lives in Marin county, and according to a story in the SF Chronicle, he had to get an exemption from the CA Dept of Justice to obtain his CCW permit since he had prior criminal convictions.

I've heard that Mendocino county is basically shall issue, and that Orange county is pretty good too.

I live in Alameda county and it's ridiculous - on the website mentioned (Ca CCW) one of the guys there posted the requirements for CCW and among other things, it it cost a couple of hundred dollars and you had to have a million dollar personal liabilitiy policy to boot. and this is no guarrantee you will ever get it since Sherriff Charley Plummer is notoriously anti-gun (at least for non LEO).

 

[jnojr]

I live in Alameda county and it's ridiculous - on the website mentioned (Ca CCW) one of the guys there posted the requirements for CCW and among other things, it it cost a couple of hundred dollars and you had to have a million dollar personal liabilitiy policy to boot. and this is no guarrantee you will ever get it since Sherriff Charley Plummer is notoriously anti-gun (at least for non LEO).

Actually, that requirement could be a good thing ;-) If one were to apply for a CCW and then be denied on the basis that they don't have the liability insurance, they could go to court since that requirement is illegal. If the court upheld that argument and the Sheriff then were to turn around and state that the applicant didn't have "good cause", they could sue again, saying the Sheriff was just fishing for reasons to deny.

Now, mind you, I wouldn't undertake that course of action You're talking about a lot of expensive time in court. But maybe someone who had to worry about money a lot less than I do might be willing to have a go at it.

Or, the next time the Sheriff is up for re-election, work to support a pro-CCW candidate.