San Diego CCW

[nadodave]

Where did you go for required training and do you recommend them?

I went to Discount Gun Mart on Morena Blvd. I liked it. They talked a lot about what happens legally if you ever have to use your firearm, as well as holster options, training, and stuff like that. They take you a few at a time to do the shooting qualification, so you don't end up standing around waiting for your turn for a long time.

They made the 8 hours better than just bearable. It's $200 for the class, and it includes everything including range time, target, eyes, ears. The only added expense is if you need to buy ammo.

[baranski]

2nd interview 26 June - panel approval 25 Sept - letter is in the mail. Now on to required training and then issue!!

89 days sharp.

Congrats

[MajorCaliber]

I second that recommendation for the training at DCG.

For those whose laminated card fit in a credit card space, Did they cut off the tiny printing, did they cut off the tiny red printing on the outside before laminating. If not, I don't see how the entire text could fit in a credit card space unless they have reduced the size of the form since I got mine.

[kayej]

I went to Discount Gun Mart on Morena Blvd. I liked it. They talked a lot about what happens legally if you ever have to use your firearm, as well as holster options, training, and stuff like that. They take you a few at a time to do the shooting qualification, so you don't end up standing around waiting for your turn for a long time.

They made the 8 hours better than just bearable. It's $200 for the class, and it includes everything including range time, target, eyes, ears. The only added expense is if you need to buy ammo.

Great info - thanks. A few more questions please - did you have to do any timed fire exercises, did you have to draw from a holster, did you have to drop and load a mag (timed)?? Thanks.

[CessnaDriver]

I second that recommendation for the training at DCG.

For those whose laminated card fit in a credit card space, Did they cut off the tiny printing, did they cut off the tiny red printing on the outside before laminating. If not, I don't see how the entire text could fit in a credit card space unless they have reduced the size of the form since I got mine.

Laminated and folded it is 2.5" x 2.0",
The red edge printing is present on left and right/front and back edges.
Has photo.

[nadodave]

Its 4" x 2.5". Folding it in half makes it fit in a cc slot.

[MajorCaliber]

AT DGM, no timed fire, no draw, no timed reloads, just reload at your own pace between stages. The course of fire was very low key. Mine was one on one, probably because I brought 3 guns. Others were taken two at a time.

[TransplantTexan]

I used John Groff for my Training. It ended up being one on one so it went pretty quick. I'd go to him again when I have to requal.

[kayej]

AT DGM, no timed fire, no draw, no timed reloads, just reload at your own pace between stages. The course of fire was very low key. Mine was one on one, probably because I brought 3 guns. Others were taken two at a time.

Great stuff...thanks.

[Paladin]

Happily I can also report an approval letter received @ 85 days since the 2nd interview. It was effort and time so one feels happy achieving the goal, but also odd to feel happy about needing a CCW because of criminals. But that's reality.

I also want to remind anyone new to this that my first interview I got discouraging words from the clerk, this was with a good cause I was helped with by experts. I reassessed my good cause with same experts, stressed one aspect more than others and dropped the general self defense aspects, and pressed on and was far better received. So don't panic if the first interview is not all sunshine. Work the process! Having a "denial" on your "record" because your good cause was rejected in San Diego is nothing to be concerned about. Press on!

My advice to anyone is get the appointment now. The wait is so long.
You have a ton of time to take a seminar and research your good cause and
run it past experts.

My personal executive summary is to have a good cause that can provide them with good documentation, which I believe is so they can provide proof they did vet someone has elevated risk over the general public if audited.

I would strongly advise to not talk yourself out of what might be considered elevated risk. Research successful good causes, go to seminars and talk to the experts. I think many would be surprised that there is good
cause for them if they do their homework.
I did not donate to Gore, my good cause was not work related, nor because I had any reported threats against me.
Yes it should be like AZ but this is about how to walk the path we have now and continue to work towards general self defense as good cause.

Congrats to all who've gotten their SDSO CCWs in the last two pages of posts.

I shamelessly copied and posted several of your posts over at the tail end of http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?t=1400940 to BURY the naysayers who kept pushing the idea that Gore hadn't really changed his restrictive policy, or that after winning re-election, he went back to being restrictive. While I can understand their paranoia, I'm glad (and assume even they're glad too) to be proven wrong.

[mnichols]

Moving back to SD county next month.
Called for an appointment today, earliest available is May...

[drjeffles]

Moving back to SD county next month.
Called for an appointment today, earliest available is May...

I called in May of this year, couldn't take the first date so took one 2 weeks later mid July, got my ccw last week. Total of 5 months. I thought that was too long. Seems to be getting worse. Yikes! And more ccw permits means eventually more appointments for renewals, hence bogging the process down more in the future. They need a more robust system and more resources or it will only get worse.

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[Nachoman]

I'll be doing my CCW course at DGM this sunday, anyone else on here going to be there?

[Rico3]

So I did my 2nd interview about 1.5 months ago and came home today to a sheriffs office card stuck in my door. Going to give it a call in the morning, but had anybody heard of the sheriffs office doing home visits?

[kayej]

So I did my 2nd interview about 1.5 months ago and came home today to a sheriffs office card stuck in my door. Going to give it a call in the morning, but had anybody heard of the sheriffs office doing home visits?

They do that as a way to confirm your address.