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The time now is: October 7, 2008 16:02:51 Forum Index    Forums   Topics   Messages   Last Message  CCW discussion   General California CCW discussion Discuss state-wide politics of California CCW reform 1250 16430 October 7, 2008 15:49:44 38special CCW gear, tactics and training Glock vs. 1911? Leather or Kydex? You decide. Only topics specificly related to concealed carry (handguns, holsters, training and tactics) may be discussed in this forum. 615 11965 October 5, 2008 06:21:11 Quietpi Idle Banter Cars, bars, guitars, Canada, Canadians, hockey and anything else not necessarily CCW related. Threads are free to wander near and far, but the same rules of civility apply. 1563 22436 October 4, 2008 23:52:51 Felipe The Upper House Any county north of SLO / Kern / Sanberdoo is in the Upper House. The Upper House forum is the upper 2/3s of California's answer to the OC forum. 22 623 June 27, 2008 03:01:44 nicki Alameda County Alameda County, Population 1,486,000, under Sheriff Charles Plummer. 192 permits, 0.013% issuance 27 209 September 16, 2008 21:42:44 irtwisted Contra Costa County Population 982,000, under Sheriff Warren Rupf, 281 permits, 0.029% issuance 12 108 August 30, 2008 17:21:14 Paladin El Dorado County Population 164,000 under Sheriff Jeff Neves, 1312 permits, 0.8% issuance 25 368 September 9, 2008 09:58:03 toro Fresno County Population 826,600, under Sheriff Richard Pierce, 2694 permits, 0.33% issuance. Fresno should be called "FresYes". We encourage you to apply. 45 439 September 7, 2008 11:11:11 mcholak Humboldt County Population 127,700, under Sheriff Gary Philp, 1108 permits, 0.87% issuance 13 73 October 1, 2008 11:39:57 irtwisted Inyo County Population 18,250, under Sheriff Dan Lucas, 220 permits, 1.2% issuance, silver star 5 53 December 14, 2006 15:27:43 Admin Kern County Population 687,600, under Sheriff Donny Youngblood, 4034 permits, 0.59% issuance 58 601 October 6, 2008 08:44:17 hotwls131 Kings County and Tulare County Kings, Population 133,100, Sheriff Allan McClain, 287 permits, 0.22% issuance. Tulare, Population 379,200, under Sheriff Bill Wittman, 2653 permits, 0.7% issuance. Apply! 9 31 September 21, 2008 12:06:46 fd15k Los Angeles County Population 9,824,800, under Scientologist and "Sheriff to the Stars" Sheriff Lee Baca, 1626 permits, 0.017% issuance, including CCWs for Sylvester Stallone and Ben Affleck 155 1796 October 7, 2008 10:01:34 fd15k Madera County Population 129,700, under Sheriff John Anderson, 1109 permits, 0.86% issuance 21 124 August 3, 2008 18:36:44 atwater10 Marin County Population 249,900, under Sheriff Robert Doyle, 53 permits (including one for the hot-tempered photographer-punching Sean Penn), 0.021% issuance 7 18 July 27, 2007 13:56:24 nicki Mariposa County Population 17,250, under Sheriff Jim Allen, 360 permits, 2.1% issuance, gold star! 11 130 December 14, 2007 10:32:57 BOR HOL UH Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who will continue previous Sheriff Tony Craver's outstanding CCW policy. This is among the most pro-CCW counties in the state. If you live in Mendocino you have no excuse not to apply. 17 90 September 26, 2008 11:54:25 mitchg233 Merced County Population 218,900, under Sheriff Mark Pazin, 690 permits, 0.32% issuance 17 148 September 26, 2008 14:00:16 jules Mono County Population 13,250, under Sheriff Daniel Paranick, 76 permits, 0.57% issuance 7 34 June 30, 2007 16:49:56 Felipe Monterey County Population 409,600, under Sheriff Mike Kanalakis, 116 permits, 0.028% issuance 10 93 July 16, 2008 01:18:40 dave Napa County Population 128,000, under Sheriff Gary Simpson, 497 permits, 0.39% issuance 5 10 June 18, 2008 17:21:53 Freeport56 Orange County Population 2,939,500, under Sheriff Michael Carona, 1287 permits, 0.044% issuance. OC is the most favorable large urban county in California. We encourage you to apply. Sheriff Carona is the model all other urban sheriffs in CA should follow. 417 9249 August 27, 2008 19:09:53 FiddleFutz Placer County Population 264,900, under Sheriff Edward Bonner, 1170 permits, 0.44% issuance 12 95 October 1, 2008 18:32:05 jsquires Riverside County Population 1,644,300, under Sheriff Bob Doyle, 618 permits, 0.038% issuance. 40 428 October 4, 2008 09:03:30 Brian1911 Sacramento County There's a new sheriff in town, as of July 06! Sheriff John McGinness has promised to improve CCW issuance, but has in fact reneged on his promise. 42 633 August 25, 2008 19:53:55 RoarinRow San Benito County Population 55,900, under Sheriff Curtis Hill, 1 (ONE) permit, 0.0018% issuance, and a published CCW policy which is illegal in five different ways. Someone please sue this sheriff. 6 61 July 26, 2008 01:05:25 Trailboss60 San Bernardino County Population 1,783,700, under Sheriff Gary Penrod, 2592 permits, 0.15% issuance 70 623 September 27, 2008 17:31:25 Got Stuff? San Diego County and Imperial County Population 2,918,300, Sheriff William Kolender, 1703 permits, 0.058% issuance. Imperial County, Sheriff Harold Carter. 77 784 August 23, 2008 10:41:07 Mtrhd329 San Francisco County Population 793,600, under Sheriff Hennessey, 10 permits, 0.0013% issuance, San Francisco County wins the dishonor of being CA's worst county for CCW. Sheriff Hennessey has been sheriff for twenty years. This town needs a new sheriff! 37 191 August 16, 2008 14:53:20 Felipe San Joaquin County Population 596,000, under Sheriff Robert Heidelbach, 565 permits, 0.095% issuance 25 256 August 29, 2008 02:37:34 irtwisted San Luis Obispo County Population 253,600, under Sheriff Patrick Hedges, 421 permits, 0.17% issuance 8 48 July 24, 2008 17:12:11 Python2 San Mateo County Population 717,000, under Sheriff Don Horsley, 235 permits, 0.033% issuance 17 226 April 20, 2008 12:28:42 First Flight Santa Barbara County Population 407,900, under Sheriff Jim Anderson, 180 permits, 0.044% issuance 18 75 August 29, 2008 14:41:17 gp1 Santa Clara County Population 1,719,600, under Sheriff Laurie Smith, 176 permits, 0.01% issuance 30 217 October 4, 2008 15:05:22 Felipe Santa Cruz County Population 260,200, under Sheriff Steve Robbins, 42 permits, 0.016% issuance 6 27 April 19, 2007 18:22:00 DXer Solano County Population 405,800, under Sheriff Gary Stanton, 139 permits, 0.034% issuance 6 16 March 15, 2008 21:09:29 Quietpi Sonoma County Population 471,000, under Sheriff Bill Cogbill, 163 permits, 0.035% issuance 5 36 September 15, 2008 17:36:11 bergmen Stanislaus County Population 469,500, under Sheriff Mark Puthuff, 632 permits, 0.13% issuance 7 49 August 11, 2008 17:15:11 S&W9 Tuolumne County Population 55,800, under Sheriff Lee Sanford, 885 permits, 1.6% issuance, silver star 3 17 May 7, 2008 19:08:06 Norseman Ventura County Population 781,100, under Sheriff Bob Brooks. 766 permits, 0.098% issuance 26 314 October 6, 2008 23:26:53 Big John Yolo County Population 176,300, under Sheriff Ed Prieto, 275 permits, 0.16% issuance 7 46 May 16, 2008 13:34:15 rivercityvoter Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity and Lassen Northern California counties which are effectively shall-issue. Residents of these counties should apply. 13 94 February 18, 2008 17:54:05 Felipe Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Plumas, Glenn These rural counties are nearly shall issue, with issuance rates between 1% and 3%. We encourage you to apply if you are in one of these counties, and tell us about your experiences. 34 224 September 20, 2008 17:01:30 irtwisted Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada and Lake Counties These counties are effectively shall-issue, with issuance rates between 1% and 3%. If you live in one of these rural counties, apply! 23 114 July 5, 2008 20:25:30 Tommygun Alpine, Amador, and Calaveras Counties These counties are all effectively shall-issue with very high issuance rates (some over 3%). If you are in one of these counties, we urge you to apply. Please also join us and tell us about your experiences. 11 30 July 14, 2008 20:06:56 Felipe Concealed Carry in Europe Concealed carry is legal in large parts of Europe, but few people are aware of this. This forum is for discussion of current concealed carry laws in Europe, strategies for improving the laws, and encouraging more of our European amis to start packing. 68 348 October 6, 2008 19:37:03 fd15k The Last Holdouts: NY, NJ, DC, HI, MD, WI Discussion of CCW reform in the last holdout states: New York, New Jersey, DC, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Maryland. For IL, see illinoiscarry.com 41 220 July 10, 2008 02:03:00 Gunter Concealed Carry and Gun Rights in Asia Concealed carry in Asia? Yes it is possible and legal in a few countries in Asia. This is a forum for discussing reform efforts and cultural change in Asia. This is also a forum for Asian-Americans to say hello. 17 110 September 26, 2008 21:47:44 Felipe En Espanol This forum is for Spanish-language CCW discussion only. Relevant topics are CCW in California, and in all the Spanish-speaking countries, from Mexico to Argentina to Spain. 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