San Bernardino

[ericw]

Ok...all sounds good. I've been wanting to go through with this for years, and am now going to finally go through the process. Thanks for the replies.

[JTC3495]

I own an auto body shop, I was able to use self defense while transporting vehicles and parts as my cause. They really did make the whole process go smooth, but it still took a long time.(about 7 months from start to finish.)

[johndoe2150]

I just got the call 5 minutes ago letting my know my permit is ready to be picked up

[Cokebottle]

I just got the call 5 minutes ago letting my know my permit is ready to be picked up

Sweet.
How long was the process from start to finish?

[johndoe2150]

206 days from when I scheduled my interview date to today.

[Cokebottle]

206 days from when I scheduled my interview date to today.

So they're still running about 7 months.

[MiXoLoGiSt]

So they're still running about 7 months.

As of right now, yes it's about that. The only thing that sucks is people who apply now will be stuck in the holiday limbo and things tend to slow down around the holidays from the timelines i have read in here. That might not happen this year though. Only time will tell.

[Nopal]

The City Employees Union has got me covered on that, though they can't protect me from discrimination in promotion, especially given that my next promotion will be from the City Employees Union to a position under the Management Union.
Someone claiming hostile work environment would simply result in a HUGE waste of time and loss of productivity (though I question whether those who would complain actually do anything anyways).
Of course the investigation would "settle" things, but again, it would be a problem politically for future promotion.

Plus the fact that I would really rather not have my name attached to a formal policy that restricts carry by city employees for the next 100 years.

Which goes back to my point. The only time such a letter from the SBSD can be of any possible use in establishing suitability for concealed carry is with jobs involving unions and such where some employees can be more of an a-s-s and still remain employed because of the protection unions offer (not that it's your case, of course. I'm talking generally).

For the rest of us that don't work union, the letter can be very detrimental at worst, and completely useless at best, because anyone with character flaws so bad and obvious to an employer that the employee can't be trusted with a permit has likely problems staying employed in the first place.

[Nopal]

They really are not picky with the good cause. From the range class, the instructor said this is about as close to a shall issue permit process you can get to. Just make sure you write self defense, and a few sentences about it and your good to go.

I was working as a ropes course facilitator so I fit in the not a special class of citizen and there were no issues with my good cause statement.

Considering there are quite a few truly shall-issue counties in California (not in name but in actual practice), no, it's not "as close as you can get." The 7-month wait reflects that as it is partially due to their bloated process.

But it is one of the best counties and one of the best chances for issuance in SOUTHERN California.

[gwolff]

Anyone with character flaws so bad and obvious to an employer that the employee can't be trusted with a permit has likely problems staying employed in the first place.

I don't know about that, I think that the skills and mentality required to hold a job are a lot different than those needed to carry a weapon. Whether that is true or not, I'm sure many employers will take it upon themselves to make the judgement that the employee is not responsible enough to carry a weapon, although they are a fine employee. Which is why you're right, the employer checks are not good.

[Noonanda]

Well I had my interview on June 11th (appt was made back on March 10th), my employer got the paperwork from SBSD today. Hopefully the next few days-weeks they will come talk to my neighbors.

[Nopal]

I don't know about that, I think that the skills and mentality required to hold a job are a lot different than those needed to carry a weapon. Whether that is true or not, I'm sure many employers will take it upon themselves to make the judgement that the employee is not responsible enough to carry a weapon, although they are a fine employee. Which is why you're right, the employer checks are not good.

I see. You're talking about generating a lot of false or undeserving thumbs down from employers. I was talking about an employer actually giving an informed & deserved thumbs-down, which IMO require someone so obviously flawed that they are likely to have issues staying employed anyway.

Either way, as far as generating any real, useful feedback to allow/disallow someone to carry that letter seems to be poorly thought-out. I guess the good-old stand-by of denying only based on actual proven charges in court (a criminal record) does not seem to fly in SBSD even though it seems to work just fine in the free portions of this country (shall issue states/counties).
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[gwolff]

I talked to my neighbor and found out that the investigator left a card on his door to call him. They have apparently played a little bit of phone tag, and now my neighbor is out of town for like 10 days. Hopefully it doesn't put too big a delay on processing.

[ferne1979]

San Bernardino

Hello everyone, could any one assist me with this question on this topic??

How long does it take to get approved with Department of Justice also with the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department. I had my interview on May 12, 2015 also did my live scan and picture.

Waiting for next step ?


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[JTC3495]

After you interview, expect about 90 days before they call you to setup your appointment to take the training class. They will be running your DOJ check, employment check, & residency check. After all this is sorted through and assuming everything clears, you should be getting a call from them around the beginning of August.