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knotquiteawake wrote:
That is good to hear. My Father lives in Placerville, up in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. He is a small business owner and I am constantly encouraging him to just go ahead and apply because El Dorado County is close to "shall issue".
I was just emailing a LAPD guy I used to work with, he's been a patrol officer for 4 or 5 years now. I asked him how many valid CHLs he's come across in his work. None. Not a single one. The only legally armed people he has ever come across were off duty cops. So sad.

It will soon be worse with all the anti gun legislation pouring through the Legislature and signed by Moonbeam.

I heard it said that a violent criminal has a bigger chance of encountering Bigfoot and the Abominable Snowman both in pink tutus than encountering an armed CCW holder in California.

MeMelYup wrote:

JALLEN wrote:

chuck j wrote:What you said about getting a CHLin the golden bear state is about what i'V heard , glad you got one here .

I don't have it yet, of course. I am waiting to get my TDL next month before applying, but I have Utah and Florida permits already to ease the wait. I've been carrying everywhere since I've been here, everywhere but the rehab facility my mom is currently in which has a "sign." I even carried at the class, but I did ask discretely of the head guy just to make sure that wouldn't give anyone the yips. It did not.

Is it a valid 30.06 or what?

It appears to be, although I have not measured the type size. It's close enough. My mom is leaving the place at the end of the week, so I will no longer worry about it.

chuck j wrote:What you said about getting a CHLin the golden bear state is about what i'V heard , glad you got one here .

I don't have it yet, of course. I am waiting to get my TDL next month before applying, but I have Utah and Florida permits already to ease the wait. I've been carrying everywhere since I've been here, everywhere but the rehab facility my mom is currently in which has a "sign." I even carried at the class, but I did ask discretely of the head guy just to make sure that wouldn't give anyone the yips. It did not.

chuck j wrote:Hey glad you made it through , the rain had to be a bummer , Squrt the weapon down good with WD 40 , really good moisture remover (better for that than lubrication actually) .You had a CHL in CA , heard they were hard to come by there , is that true ? I experinced the same thing as far as people new to a handgun , the instructor had to take time to give lessons . Hope you enjoyed it !

In CA, it all depends on the Sheriff in each county. Some, LA, SF, are "no issue." Some are virtually "shall issue" out in the cow counties to the east and north in the mountains, etc. Fill out the papers, pay the fee, have no record and you are in. San Diego is not impossible, kind of "rather not" issue, but you have to pretty much be a business owner with a good reason, "good cause" as the statute says. A life long upstanding citizen, lawyer, business owner, good long term references, perseverance, and cash, like me, can get one. I had a number of death threats arising out of one of my businesses as a foreclosure trustee. The one good thing to come from the real estate crash is that death threats have dropped off to practically nothing. I haven't had one in several years! Considering how big a dent it put in my net worth, I'd almost be glad to see the death threats!!!

I spent many months and a lot more than $500 before I had mine. None of that was campaign contributions or that sort of thing. A required class, shooting performance at the Sheriff's Range, fees, it is neither easy, quick nor cheap. In a county of 3-4 million, there are fewer than 2000 or so, not enough to make a decent crowd at Petco Park.

I spent the day at Tactical Safety Institute in the northern San Antonio/Bracken area doing the CHL qualifying class. It went well, although it makes for a long day for us older gentlemen. The range session was carried out in the rain, although we avoided the worst of the downpour. I was glad to be shooting my NSW P-226 with phosphorous coated internals for corrosion resistance. I had not anticipated rain, and did not bring cleaning gear on this trip, but was able to borrow a cloth and some spray lube, get the weapon dried off and back together.

I was pleased to shoot either a 249 or a 254, depending on whether that flier on the line between the 8 and the 7 was mine or the fellow in the next lane.

The classroom session went pretty well, I think. I have nothing to compare it to, of course, so can't say whether it was better or worse than other offerings. There was a mix of video, news reports highlighting certain issues and lecture. Both instructors seemed qualified, and knowledgeable. There were a couple of issues that I am not sure they were correct about, but I took no notes and cannot now recall which these were, and it may be that they misunderstood what I heard, or I had the mistaken impression to begin with. At $69, it was fairly priced, I think.

I have the benefit of several years of CHL in California and a few years of IDPA participation (I won't call it competition as I was never very good at it!) and bullseye match shooting, as well as 3 or 4 weekend shooting proficiency classes over the last few years. Some of my classmates did not have those advantages. Some had purchased their guns only a few days ago, and were still getting use to them. One lady had a number of stoppages, more in 50 rounds than I have experienced in more than 5,000 rounds on my P-226.

Anyway as soon as I get my Texas DL number, I'll finish the process, finally.