San Diego CCW

[MajorCaliber]

It sounds like you are in good shape. Let us know how it goes.

[ezaircon4jc]

Include pictures of the area as well as news articles of animal attacks. The articles need not be from the county or state; just a general increase in animal attacks.

[Someday]

Hey Everyone,

I am in the process of applying and could use feedback on my good cause statement.

Thank you,


Dear CCW Selection Committee,
My name is xxxxx, and I work as a Risk Management Intern at xxxx Corporation and am a stay-at-home father of 3. I am at a higher risk category than the general population as I have Psoriatic Arthritis. This diagnosis was made by Dr.xxxxx in 2014 after I had exhibited symptoms for some time. Psoriatic Arthritis is an incurable autoimmune disease that causes lesions on my skin as well as swelling in my joints. As a result of the severe swelling, I have had surgery on my foot and was out of work for more than a year as I was unable to walk due to swelling in my knee. While medications have helped limit these symptoms, they will never go away. To this day, I have trouble walking as there is constant pain in my right knee. Further, I find it difficult to walk longer distances without rest and am unable to run.
As a stay-at-home father, I am frequently taking walks with my children. These walks take place on the street near my home with the purpose of going to the park as well as general health. Furthermore, I have to leave my property and walk an estimated .1 mile to retrieve my mail on a daily basis. My house is located in a very rural part of Lakeside. Directly in front of my house is the El Monte Valley and my backyard connects directly to Louis Stelzer County Park. In my area, I frequently see Coyotes and have come across a deceased bobcat on the street in front of my property. I have also stumbled across what I believe to be mountain lion tracks. Similar sightings have been reported by other residents on my street and have even been reported by the San Diego Reader( https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/...-get-air-horn/ ). I have come across coyotes multiple times on my walks and they stalking me and my children who were in their stroller. As well, I have seen packs of coyotes running from the open area across the street from my residence to the hills behind my house. On one occasion I had to hurry inside with my children to avoid danger from the group of 8 or so coyotes. I am afraid that I will be attacked by Coyotes, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, and other wild animals while I am walking with my children to the park and retrieving mail. My disability and animals living in my area put my life in direct danger. When one of these animals inevitably puts me in a life-threatening situation, I will be unable to run away due to my physical limitations. I have been a gun owner for almost 10 years, and have been correctly taught how to safely use a firearm. Because I have an autoimmune disease that puts me at a greater risk than the general population and limits my ability to evade environmental threats that exsist in the area I reside, I am requesting that I am approved for my California CCW Permit.
Sincerely,

xxxx

This looks good. You WILL need a doctor's note. Handicapped placard (as said above) will go a long way. Additionally, there are several recent (within a year or two) articles about coyote sightings and attacks - providing the links is good, but also include PDFs of those articles. Pictures pf where you walk are great as well.
BTW, you might want to look on San Diego Gun Owners Association's website for good causes. I'm pretty sure that you will find one there that looks a lot like yours!
Good luck!

[Danodog]

Hey Everyone,

I am in the process of applying and could use feedback on my good cause statement.

Thank you,


Dear CCW Selection Committee,
My name is xxxxx, and I work as a Risk Management Intern at xxxx Corporation and am a stay-at-home father of 3. I am at a higher risk category than the general population as I have Psoriatic Arthritis. This diagnosis was made by Dr.xxxxx in 2014 after I had exhibited symptoms for some time. Psoriatic Arthritis is an incurable autoimmune disease that causes lesions on my skin as well as swelling in my joints. As a result of the severe swelling, I have had surgery on my foot and was out of work for more than a year as I was unable to walk due to swelling in my knee. While medications have helped limit these symptoms, they will never go away. To this day, I have trouble walking as there is constant pain in my right knee. Further, I find it difficult to walk longer distances without rest and am unable to run.
As a stay-at-home father, I am frequently taking walks with my children. These walks take place on the street near my home with the purpose of going to the park as well as general health. Furthermore, I have to leave my property and walk an estimated .1 mile to retrieve my mail on a daily basis. My house is located in a very rural part of Lakeside. Directly in front of my house is the El Monte Valley and my backyard connects directly to Louis Stelzer County Park. In my area, I frequently see Coyotes and have come across a deceased bobcat on the street in front of my property. I have also stumbled across what I believe to be mountain lion tracks. Similar sightings have been reported by other residents on my street and have even been reported by the San Diego Reader( https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/...-get-air-horn/ ). I have come across coyotes multiple times on my walks and they stalking me and my children who were in their stroller. As well, I have seen packs of coyotes running from the open area across the street from my residence to the hills behind my house. On one occasion I had to hurry inside with my children to avoid danger from the group of 8 or so coyotes. I am afraid that I will be attacked by Coyotes, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, and other wild animals while I am walking with my children to the park and retrieving mail. My disability and animals living in my area put my life in direct danger. When one of these animals inevitably puts me in a life-threatening situation, I will be unable to run away due to my physical limitations. I have been a gun owner for almost 10 years, and have been correctly taught how to safely use a firearm. Because I have an autoimmune disease that puts me at a greater risk than the general population and limits my ability to evade environmental threats that exsist in the area I reside, I am requesting that I am approved for my California CCW Permit.
Sincerely,

xxxx

Fellow Lakeside resident myself. There have been several articles of mountain lions killing goats in the El Monte Valley. You should look them up. If you can't find them, you might want to contact Billy Lakeside Oriz. He has a Facebook page by that name.

[bluemantra]

Has anyone had any experience with a change in your good cause for obtaining a CCW after being issued a permit? Also any experience with a change in good cause on renewal from your original CCW issuance?
Thank you

[Eddy_O.]

[Slanty3y3s]

What restrictions are there on modifications to your carry weapon? RDS, changing springs, changing triggers, must be stock?

[WinchesterBolt]

The class I took said no, and also firearms aren't allowed on college campuses at all (even locked up in the car trunk). I don't think that's necessarily the case in all states but that's what the instructor said for CA.

[GuillermoAntonio]

What restrictions are there on modifications to your carry weapon? RDS, changing springs, changing triggers, must be stock?

Not sure there are any official restrictions but any changes to your weapon’s performance could be used against you in case you ever have to shoot someone so all CCW instructors in California will tell you not to upgrade anything that could be construed as an attempt to kill more efficiently.
A change of nitron sights to fiber optic sights should be fine, a change in trigger pull to a lighter one is seen as a big no no.

[Slanty3y3s]

Would a change in trigger to a more defined wall but not lighter in pull be kosher?

[GuillermoAntonio]

Would a change in trigger to a more defined wall but not lighter in pull be kosher?

[xd99problems]

This looks good. You WILL need a doctor's note. Handicapped placard (as said above) will go a long way. Additionally, there are several recent (within a year or two) articles about coyote sightings and attacks - providing the links is good, but also include PDFs of those articles. Pictures pf where you walk are great as well.
BTW, you might want to look on San Diego Gun Owners Association's website for good causes. I'm pretty sure that you will find one there that looks a lot like yours!
Good luck!

Thanks for the advice. My doctor sent over a note to include with submission.

[xd99problems]

Include pictures of the area as well as news articles of animal attacks. The articles need not be from the county or state; just a general increase in animal attacks.

Thank you, I will be attaching pictures of the area including pictures of coyotes and a bobcat adjacent to my property.

[xd99problems]

Fellow Lakeside resident myself. There have been several articles of mountain lions killing goats in the El Monte Valley. You should look them up. If you can't find them, you might want to contact Billy Lakeside Oriz. He has a Facebook page by that name.

Thank you for the help! I will investigate further

[Someday]

@indyfansd Keep us updated. Good luck!