Sonoma

[Spyder]

Should be able to do a livescan anywhere. I did mine at the UPS store as a walk in, no appointment required, and the fee was only 10 or 15 bucks over the agency cost.

[ppt]

How's it going for the people who applied for your CCW? Any updates?

[renomay]

[beenawhile]

My lazy butt needs to apply

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[dgc357]

Apply, apply, apply! The time is definitely now. Come up with a GC slightly above self defense and you should be be good.

[Paladin]

How's it going for the people who applied for your CCW? Any updates?

Anyone got any updates? I’ve been telling literally every gun person I know about ccw in this county lol.

A Sonoma Co member contacted me via PMs a week or two ago and I've yet to share their experience (busy working, helping others, monitoring NYSRPA case, getting ready to move and just trying to enjoy life...), but they got issued and they're another CCWer who indicates Sonoma Co under Essick is at least light green on the map, probably dark green (but requiring more than SD = GC). To be safe, treat it as light green and overkill your app/GC.

If you think about it, you can easily understand why the elected sheriff would keep up the old, restrictive GC policy on the SO's website....

Time is brief, so I'll just paste the advice I gave to Yolo Co applicants recently:

Do you EVER buy gas in a bad part of town late at night or before dawn? Do you EVER withdraw cash at ATMs late at night or before dawn? Do you EVER walk your dogs late at night or before dawn? Do you ever go hiking/biking in parks/forests/etc with spotty cell coverage? Do you have a physical disability (heart disease) that makes fighting or fleeing untenable? BE CREATIVE! (But don't lie/make stuff up.) THINK!!!

Again, since you're a newbie I'll go the extra mile: read over at least 3x -- once just to read over, once to read closely and take notes, last time to review before submitting your app to ensure you didn't miss anything -- the first 3 posts at: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s....php?t=1482924 That's for CoCoCo, a yellow county and far harder to get a CCW from than Yolo (probably light green under Lopez).

YOU CAN DO THIS! Go get your Yolo Co CCW now! (But don't have that attitude during your interview. )

And thanks for your service.

Outta here until tomorrow.

ETA: but you have to update us (or at least me via Private Messaging) (see top right area of forum's web page), so that we/I can help others in Yolo Co. If you get issued, encourage your friends, family, coworkers, church friends, shooting buddies, etc. to also apply, esp women.

Be sure to provide evidence to support every assertion/claim you make in your GC (receipts for late night/early morning gas fill ups or ATM usage, photos and maps showing where you hike/bike, etc). USE MY COCOCO ADVICE THREAD!!!

Get your Sonoma Co SO CCW NOW!!!

[707caz]

Hello!,

New here and I’m pretty sure this is my first post. But I’ll add to the thread.

Sounds like most here is pretty much in the same loop that I em. I had heard that our county has been slowly but surly changing into a more pro 2A place to live. I have always wanted to apply but found no hope and like most just dat dreamed.

I kind of did it backwards as I enjoy training and was in the mood for something different. So I decided it would be fun to take the state required course for CCW and I figured I’d learn something new and get some instructed range time.

So my class was August 15th/16ty I believe.

A week prior I just decided what the heck and I applied for my permit a week prior on the 10th.

After my class I scanned in my certificate and a few other things.

Then I began waiting. I received my initial preliminary approval Thursday the 10th. 60 days after completing my application. I got it about 3pm so I just decided to try and call to see if I could get a reservation for my live scan. Called up about 4pm Thursday and was able to get a reservation for live scan this Monday morning at 8;30.

Not sure how long after live scan it take to get cleared but it sounds like According to Alicia because I already have my certificate I will be pushed right through as soon as my live scan is done

[beenawhile]

Do you mind sharing or PM me your good cause?

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[707caz]

[707caz]

Do you mind sharing or PM me your good cause?

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[beenawhile]

That was great, thank you

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[707caz]

That was great, thank you

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Your welcome. Do you mind me asking if you have a permit or are applying?

[beenawhile]

Your welcome. Do you mind me asking if you have a permit or are applying?

Going to apply

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[707caz]

Going to apply

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Now seems to be the time for sure. In my class the instructor pointed out that in past history and at the beginning of this year his class sizes ranged from 1-4 people max. And as of August of this year my class had 10 people.

[Paladin]

On another note which seems to be vital info for everyone is good causes. Mine we pretty minimal and very sort and too the point. I didn’t go into great detail or provide any kind of evidence that proves it.

I had a few very Legitimate causes as I own land and a rental in cazadero that I travel to and from to either collect rent and or transport my trailers and or to stay and work on my property. Another is my job requires me to handle and transport large amounts of cash throughout the day and or during the evening alone.

I also added that I transport large amounts of ammo and guns to and from the range which has little to no cell reception

But I also stated that I’m a father of 3 children and we walk, hike and travel on a weekly basis wether around town or in parks.


Pretty sure I didn’t even go into that great of detail when applying, but that seemed to be good enough.

If accurate, Essick has probably taken Sonoma Co to "dark green," where they readily issue CCWs and want law-abiding folk who want to carry (not just those who have a need to carry), to apply, get issued and to carry.

If Sonoma Co really is dark green, I will no longer recommend they review my CoCoCo CCW App Advice thread stickied at the top of this forum. They won't need it.