Los Angeles

[seaweedsoyboy]

Have you seen anyone here post that they were not instructed to proceed with Livescan after their interview? I would feel ripped off if I had to pay over $100 for Livescan and then get denied later, even though your record is clean.

[Glockster818]

Have you seen anyone here post that they were not instructed to proceed with Livescan after their interview? I would feel ripped off if I had to pay over $100 for Livescan and then get denied later, even though your record is clean.

It is highly unlikely but you can still be denied. It isn't cheap to do the livescan. A lot of people just do their livescan and training without even being told to do so.

If you get the email to do the training, I think at that point you're approved.

[stoogescv]

It is highly unlikely but you can still be denied. It isn't cheap to do the livescan. A lot of people just do their livescan and training without even being told to do so.

If you get the email to do the training, I think at that point you're approved.

Since virtually everyone is told to get their livescan done, I think it is highly likely that almost all of the people who have been denied (I think more than 50% of all applicants get denied) have had their livescan done.

The training email is a different story, as noted by others. Once you get the training email, it means they have approved your "good cause."

[Gnzrme]

When did you mail your app?

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[Glockster818]

Since virtually everyone is told to get their livescan done, I think it is highly likely that almost all of the people who have been denied (I think more than 50% of all applicants get denied) have had their livescan done.

The training email is a different story, as noted by others. Once you get the training email, it means they have approved your "good cause."

For my case, I was not told to do my livescan at the time of the interview. It took them a while to give me the okay to go forth with it. I've been on this forum for a while now and about 70% of the people just do their livescan right away without even being told to do so.

Again, I think it is wrong for them to say "hey go do the livescan" because it's not cheap at all.

[LARES]

@Glockster when I invterview back in April 2021 my interviewing deputy said that EVERYONE should be told to proceed with livescan

[krow4ever]

When did you mail your app?

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Our timeline is somewhat similar so you should be getting your phone call any day now.

7/2/21 Certified mail recv'd.
8/9/21 Check cashed.
2/15/22 Recv'd call for interview
3/9/22 Interview Day

[Glockster818]

@Glockster when I invterview back in April 2021 my interviewing deputy said that EVERYONE should be told to proceed with livescan

Yeah, I was told to hold off. I think it depends on your investigator or whoever is calling the shots.

[REDHORSE]

What is the firearm livescan? I thought the livescan was a background check for the applicant not the firearm, am I missing something here?

I've been wondering the same when I was reading that on multiple posts.

Livescan is essentially three parts:

1. CA DOJ Criminal (Statewide) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
2. FBI Criminal (Federal) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
3. FIREARMS Eligibility check- this typically takes the longest to pass of the three parts, sometimes weeks/months

[LrdVaderZ]

Livescan is essentially three parts:

1. CA DOJ Criminal (Statewide) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
2. FBI Criminal (Federal) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
3. FIREARMS Eligibility check- this typically takes the longest to pass of the three parts, sometimes weeks/months

Too bad there is no way to short-circuit the eligibility check even if you have the Certificate that confirms your eligibility already

[Glockster818]

Too bad there is no way to short-circuit the eligibility check even if you have the Certificate that confirms your eligibility already

Yeah, if you go back and read other posts and timelines the firearms section would clear in a few days or a couple weeks MAX. Now it is taking over a month. They probably have a lot of on their plate or understaffed.

Has anyone done the livescan recently and had it cleared? If so how long, just to give an idea?

[LrdVaderZ]

Yeah, if you go back and read other posts and timelines the firearms section would clear in a few days or a couple weeks MAX. Now it is taking over a month. They probably have a lot of on their plate or understaffed.

Has anyone done the livescan recently and had it cleared? If so how long, just to give an idea?

It's just I would have thought that those who got the COE would have some kind of mark on their file, stating that there is already approval in force - that's how I've been getting my ammo without bothering with background checks - they just verify my COE number

[Glockster818]

It's just I would have thought that those who got the COE would have some kind of mark on their file, stating that there is already approval in force - that's how I've been getting my ammo without bothering with background checks - they just verify my COE number

Same here, I agree with you. Shouldn't take too long.

[Paul49]

Livescan is essentially three parts:

1. CA DOJ Criminal (Statewide) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
2. FBI Criminal (Federal) Background check - passes relatively quickly, sometimes the same day.
3. FIREARMS Eligibility check- this typically takes the longest to pass of the three parts, sometimes weeks/months

I look at the Live Scan as part of their assessment of “good moral character” since it includes criminal background checks in addition to the firearms eligibility whatever else that means.

If it is part of the GMC, then it is an integral part of the assessment that must be done along with Good Cause review to make a final determination about whether or not to refer to training.

That would make the LIve Scan an unavoidable expense for all candidates unless there is something so wrong with good cause or other aspects of the candidate at the time of interview, that the application is toast.

[Glockster818]

Yours cleared in about 10 days, not its taking over a month.