Sacramento

[Dvrjon]

I’m pretty excited actually which is funny because I’ve been pretty nonchalant about the whole thing

I don’t think that word means what you think it means...

My interview is so close i can start counting the hours....in a few days. March 8!

2 more days till the interview!

I can’t imagine how “nonchalant” you are during the holidays.

.... it’s just another piece of your daily attire and form of protection, right? Either way, super excited!

Well, that, and the continuous worry that you’re printing. And, the 24/7 head-on-a-swivel threat detections. And, the effort to identify others who are carrying. And, you have to remember the code words which identify you to LEOs as a licensed carrier.

Still much to do.

This will be a very slow ten days, but the “long pole” in the tent is now your training/certification.

Line up your training agency and start looking at class dates...they fill fast.

The IA can’t direct you to training until the GC has been approved. However, if you feel good about the situation, you can take the training before approval. When you’re approved, you just upload the certs and you’re done. If you’re not approved, you’ve gotten some training. The in-between position is to schedule the trading as close to after your potential approval date and, if denied, cancel enrollment.

Anyway, nonchalantly move forward and good luck.

[Vasir]

Okay, nonchalant is definitely not the right word, lol.

[Vasir]

So before I told her I took my training already she even said something along the lines of “if I were you I’d sign up for the training now and get it out of the way, and come the 18th you will get an email to do the live scan; the sooner you scan and send us the stuff back, the sooner you get an email to pickup your permit.”

I do have a date set this weekend to add the 2 other handguns to the permit and they will give me new documents, so I’ll have that out of the way. And I have to send 2 new copies of bills as well...

[Cup of Cheese]

I hadn't had my CCW classes when I did my interview. The interviewer said the same thing to me about not seeing any reason to deny me, and told me about the committee decision and the email. By the time I got home the email was in my inbox. I made an appointment that afternoon to drive back and get scanned. Hope yours is this quick as well.

[Dvrjon]

Well done! Everything you get, push it into the system (for initial issuance -- for renewals, I still advocate putting everything in and holding back on the training until about three days before expiration). Then, as soon as you check all of the boxes, they can issue the email for pickup.

[Lucky916]

Wow thank you for sharing everyone. Planning to apply this week


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[Cup of Cheese]

Application submitted -- 2/15
Interview -- 3/3
Email instructing to proceed with LiveScan -- one hour later
LiveScan completed -- 3/3
Classes -- qualified 3/6 and 3/7
LiveScan background completed -- 3/17

[Vasir]

just got the approval to go to the next step for livescan. Made an Appt for tomorrow morning. I already submitted the 16hr course paperwork and proof of residency.

[Cup of Cheese]

Application submitted -- 2/15
Interview -- 3/3
Email instructing to proceed with LiveScan -- one hour later
LiveScan completed -- 3/3
Classes -- qualified 3/6 and 3/7
LiveScan background completed -- 3/17
Approved and picking up today -- 3/23

5 weeks total from application to pickup

[I take shots]

I kept hearing that the renewals were taking no time at all so I waited till I had a week left and submitted my application. Now a week later my permit has expired and I haven't heard anything. I guess on the bright side I got my full two years, and I don't have any reason to leave the house for the next couple days. I hope it doesn't take much longer.

The order tracker says "assigning to processor shortly..."

[Vasir]

Application submitted -- 2/15
Interview -- 3/3
Email instructing to proceed with LiveScan -- one hour later
LiveScan completed -- 3/3
Classes -- qualified 3/6 and 3/7
LiveScan background completed -- 3/17
Approved and picking up today -- 3/23

5 weeks total from application to pickup

Yeah this livescan thing is killing me.

[Cup of Cheese]

Yeah this livescan thing is killing me.

Do you have the link to check the progress?

https://applicantstatus.doj.ca.gov

[BytorFromSyrinx]

FYI... I just checked for an earlier interview date and there are many dates for this April open. Whole days worth on Mondays and Wednesdays. I moved from June to April. Not huge for me, but it might be for others.

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[Vasir]

Do you have the link to check the progress?

https://applicantstatus.doj.ca.gov

Yeah, the first 2 were completed the same day. Waiting on the firearms one since the 18th.

[CSDGuy]

I kept hearing that the renewals were taking no time at all so I waited till I had a week left and submitted my application. Now a week later my permit has expired and I haven't heard anything. I guess on the bright side I got my full two years, and I don't have any reason to leave the house for the next couple days. I hope it doesn't take much longer.

The order tracker says "assigning to processor shortly..."

You don't want to wait until nearly the last minute to submit for renewal for exactly the reason that happened to you. The good news is that since you submitted your application before your expiration date, you won't have to go through the process as a new applicant, they'll consider your application as basically a temporarily expired renewal.

I don't recall the exact timing, but I turned my renewal in about 3-ish weeks before my expiration, with all training and such done and picked up my renewed CCW about 10-15 days before mine expired. They probably do batch renewal and batch approval considerations twice per month and I probably lucked into getting mine in a few days before one of their CCW meetings. Overall, the process isn't bad at all, it's just that you have to follow the process and get things in a bit early so you don't run into the "expired" problem.

My experience with them (since 2010) has been consistently very positive.