San Bernardino

[ACfixer]

Ha! I thought drummers usually have that problem.

That's usually the joke, but a good bass player is just a drummer with an ear. Seriously a lot of the time the bass player is the best musician in the band. Anyway... you'll do great here and be a member of the CCW club in short order Cliff, good job.

The SBSD are good folks, glad to see they're getting their timeline back in order. If anybody in public service deserves a raise it's Sarah.

[38Special]

That's usually the joke, but a good bass player is just a drummer with an ear. Seriously a lot of the time the bass player is the best musician in the band. Anyway... you'll do great here and be a member of the CCW club in short order Cliff, good job.

The SBSD are good folks, glad to see their getting their timeline back in order. If anybody in public service deserves a raise it's Sarah.

Going to stay out of the musician discussion!

I do agree with the rest wholeheartedly.
Sarah and her team and awesome!!

[BassCliff]

Warning! Some OT content.

Hi,

If anybody in public service deserves a raise it's Sarah.

I do agree with the rest wholeheartedly.
Sarah and her team and awesome!!

Agreed! When I got home from my interview I realized that I had forgotten to mention something that should have been included in my application. I immediately sent an email to 'ccwinfo' and was quite surprised at the timeliness of the response. Sarah said she would add the info. She and her colleagues certainly seem on top of things. It was a pleasant experience.

As you know, there's a lot of paperwork in this process. I took two folders to my appointment. One had all of the SBSD forms and copies of personal documents required and the other folder had the original personal documents for their inspection, plus the money orders.





Drat! I just remembered something else. Let's hope I didn't shoot myself in the foot.

Waaaay OT: Just for grins and giggles, speaking of the music thing, here's a little number from a show I did the summer of 2019:

https://youtu.be/S_eiaKNeFtI

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[38Special]

Hi,
Agreed! When I got home from my interview I realized that I had forgotten to mention something that should have been included in my application. I immediately sent an email to 'ccwinfo' and was quite surprised at the timeliness of the response. Sarah said she would add the info. She and her colleagues certainly seem on top of things. It was a pleasant experience.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff

Sarah has been known to even answer emails on weekends.

[ACfixer]

Wow, really nice Cliff! You are a true musician, well done sir.

6 string bass.... wow, I struggle with my 4 string J-bass! I'll wipe the drool off my cheek... I'm truly a hack but I love to play.

[38Special]

Wow, really nice Cliff! You are a true musician, well done sir.

6 string bass.... wow, I struggle with my 4 string J-bass! I'll wipe the drool off my cheek... I'm truly a hack but I love to play.

Very nice!

[SteelPastor]

Hello all!

It's been a while since I last posted. My question is in regard to the number of handguns on a permit. I know that it is currently three. However, there have been discussions in the past about that being increased (like several other Counties). Does anyone have an update on this? Any ideas on how we as a community suggest such a change?

[morrcarr67]

Hello all!

It's been a while since I last posted. My question is in regard to the number of handguns on a permit. I know that it is currently three. However, there have been discussions in the past about that being increased (like several other Counties). Does anyone have an update on this? Any ideas on how we as a community suggest such a change?

It's still just 3.

No idea how to get them to change.

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[ACfixer]

Someone in the room asked Mike Mason, the deputy doing my renewal class two years ago about that. His reply was "give me a convincing reason why you need more than three guns on your permit."

Yeah, lame I know, but that's kind of their attitude about it. His view was a summer gun, a winter gun, and a spare in case you sell one of get one stolen. I know we can make good arguments for having more, not the least of which is we should be able to carry a 50 BMG in our keister should we feel that's what we need per the 2nd amendment... But nothing I've ever heard at SBSD led me to believe there is any avenue to convince them to carry more than three. I don't think a town hall meeting on carrying five pistols instead of three would go over real big.

[Jeepergeo]

Greetings,

According to my first post on this thread I began the process on 12/9/20. Tomorrow is my initial interview. I've got all my paperwork ready and money orders in hand. I'm just hoping to get all the tools necessary to protect my family. Wish me luck.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Compared to a few years ago, and given the COVID, your moving along pretty good. SBSD is doing a great job, and I appreciate that they vet the applicants. The ranks of SBSD CCW holders are a pretty good bunch of people and the process helps make that happen.

[Jeepergeo]

Hi,



Will do! And thanks for the PM.

I don't know why I haven't asked this yet.

Should I give my HR office a 'heads up' regarding the inquiry they will receive about my CCW application? I've worked with the VP of HR and the Director, plus all the secretaries and clerks love me.

I'm just wondering if that's good form.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

Yes, definitely give the HR department a heads up, and better yet, company ownership or management.

At my initial application years ago, I worked for a small firm and the HR manager was Lib/Dem/Left anti 2A, so I did not want them to do my paperwork without the owner's input. The owner had the questionnaire pulled when it came in via mail and had it completed and returned outside of HR with no copy in the HR files for snoops to see.

[Jeepergeo]

Hi,



I arrived at the sheriff's station right on time. I was a little concerned because there was a fender bender on the freeway and construction on the surface streets I did not count on. Good thing I like to leave a little extra time just in case.





I checked in at the receptionist area and was told to go on over to the employee services area and sign in. I picked up another form to fill out while I waited for my name to be called for my interview. I was wondering why I had to fill out another form with exactly the same information that was on all the other forms. I guess everyone wants a little piece of me.


The actual interview was done by, I'm assuming by the way he was dressed, a detective sergeant wearing a sharp black shirt and a bright green polka dot tie. I'd forgotten it was St. Patrick's Day. He was a pleasant and jovial fellow who seemed younger than my two older daughters. He seemed pleased that I had all my paperwork in order. We did the interview right there at one of the windows in this office. He did not ask a lot of questions and the ones he did were general small talk kind of questions. For the most part he went over all my paperwork, clarifying a couple of things and correcting a couple of other things. In my "general cause" statement he mentioned that this part was excellent (self and family protection) but that part was not compelling (talking about expensive musical equipment I carry in my pickup). He explained that property theft is not a reason for deadly force. I told him I understood that I needed an "immanent threat" and he said that would all be covered in the training class.

EDIT: Just because I like pictures, here's one that was posted to the SBSD Facebook page showing the cubicle farm in the lobby where I did all my paperwork, interview, and fingerprinting. I did not meet these fine officers but my business was conducted at the windows behind that glass partition.



After going through my paperwork and a few signatures the officer sent me back out to the lobby to wait my turn for the fingerprint machine. A few minutes later a nice female officer brought me to the back, asked me to take off my mask for a picture, then proceeded to take all my fingerprints using an electronic imaging machine that was a bit finicky. We made small talk while she held my hand and got the proper images. When the officer was done with my fingerprints she said to head on home and wait for the call. It's going to be months because of the massive backlog in applications. It took almost four months just to get this appointment so I suspect it will be just as long before I hear of the results of my FBI background check. Then, hopefully, I'll be able to schedule their training class and range time, pay the rest of my fees, and eventually get my permit in the mail. I'll try hard to convince them that I'm not a menace to society. Wish me luck.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

The wait is the hardest part! The wait now is actually shorter than it was after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino a few years back, of course the COVID complicated things a bit this last year, but SBSD has persevered and has come up with things like the renewal videos and private range requalifications to make things work. We are fortunate to have the Sheriff we have and the CCW staff too.

Good luck.

[Alpha-Leader]

I submitted my application 3/31 and have my interview in mid-june.

Giving you guys another data point for lead times.

[NightingaleM44]

Have my interview next week. Any tips and pointers to ace it?

[38Special]

Have my interview next week. Any tips and pointers to ace it?

It isn't a test/contest.
Go in prepared and presentable.