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JALLEN wrote:

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.

JALLEN wrote:

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.