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  • bigdawg86
    Veteran Member
    • Mar 2012
    • 3554

    CCW question, no answer in LTC forum

    So I am filling out my application and want to choose who will give my letters of reference... It doesn't specify any particulars about what should be in the letter, length, etc.

    I know when I ask my buddies to write something, they will ask "what should I include in the letter", and as of now my answer is "not sure".

    What key points should be in the letter?
  • #2
    quiet-wyatt
    CGN/CGSSA Contributor
    • Dec 2008
    • 934

    Originally posted by bigdawg86
    So I am filling out my application and want to choose who will give my letters of reference... It doesn't specify any particulars about what should be in the letter, length, etc.

    I know when I ask my buddies to write something, they will ask "what should I include in the letter", and as of now my answer is "not sure".

    What key points should be in the letter?
    Try here:
    San Bernardino CCW Info
    To do is to be. (Socrates)

    To be is to do. (Plato)

    Do be do be do. (Sinatra)
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    • #3
      nickel plate
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2012
      • 2123

      It' really more of a short list of yes/no questions with an optional area for a brief written statement.
      The real key to the letters of reference is to make sure they are returned to and received by the issuing agency. Stay on top of your recipients and check back with the IA for delivery conformation. In my county, the CCW process goes no further without them in hand.

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      • #4
        bigdawg86
        Veteran Member
        • Mar 2012
        • 3554

        Originally posted by nickel plate
        It' really more of a short list of yes/no questions with an optional area for a brief written statement.
        The real key to the letters of reference is to make sure they are returned to and received by the issuing agency. Stay on top of your recipients and check back with the IA for delivery conformation. In my county, the CCW process goes no further without them in hand.
        I am confused, the application does not include anything that resembles "yes/no" questionnaire ... nor does it have a place to include their information.

        Do I just write their information on a word doc that has their contact information and mentions they are aware of what I am applying for?

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        • #5
          Librarian
          Admin and Poltergeist
          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
          • Oct 2005
          • 44675

          Originally posted by bigdawg86
          So I am filling out my application and want to choose who will give my letters of reference... It doesn't specify any particulars about what should be in the letter, length, etc.

          I know when I ask my buddies to write something, they will ask "what should I include in the letter", and as of now my answer is "not sure".

          What key points should be in the letter?
          Really, you should ask the Sheriff's office - they can tell you what they want to see.

          I'm slightly surprised no SB county LTC holders answered in the LTC forum.
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          • #6
            JDay
            I need a LIFE!!
            • Nov 2008
            • 19393

            I believe the letters just need to state that you are of good moral character.
            Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace. -- James Madison

            The Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. -- Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87 (Pearce and Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)

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            • #7
              HighLander51
              Banned
              • Feb 2010
              • 5144

              Originally posted by Librarian
              Really, you should ask the Sheriff's office - they can tell you what they want to see.

              I'm slightly surprised no SB county LTC holders answered in the LTC forum.
              I guess because it's posted in General.

              The letter wants to say how long they have known you, in what context, you are good guy, good morals, good values, gets along with neighbors, no problems known to them, you are not a drunk or a wife beater, that kind of thing. They have to be reachable because SBSO doesn't have the staff or time to keep checking.

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              • #8
                paul0660
                In Memoriam
                • Jul 2007
                • 15669

                Originally posted by JDay
                I believe the letters just need to state that you are of good moral character.
                I always wondered, who vets the letter writers?

                You are getting a live scan.

                Really good backround check.

                Face to face with a Leo who knows how to interview.

                How can a bit of print from an unknown help?

                Not a part of the Mendocino Co. process btw.
                *REMOVE THIS PART BEFORE POSTING*

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                • #9
                  Dee_Dub
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 2097

                  are you applying for Riv CO? if so PM me
                  A man's GOT to know his limitations.

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                  • #10
                    railgunner
                    Member
                    • Aug 2012
                    • 255

                    I love that Fresno County does not require these letters. Fresno City does. They are just trying to find out if you are a good person.

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                    • #11
                      nickel plate
                      Senior Member
                      • Jul 2012
                      • 2123

                      Originally posted by bigdawg86
                      I am confused, the application does not include anything that resembles "yes/no" questionnaire ... nor does it have a place to include their information.

                      Do I just write their information on a word doc that has their contact information and mentions they are aware of what I am applying for?
                      For my county, the initial CCW application form has three line inclusions for the NAMES AND ADDRESSES of three character references that will be sent the "yes/no" questionnaires. Perhaps your county does not require character references, one less hoop to jump through.

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