A preliminary injunction in a case brought by a major gun rights group has opened the door for nonresident gun owners to apply for a California concealed carry permit.
In the Second Amendment Foundation case, CRPA v. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett in January issued an injunction requiring California to accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a member of SAF or its partner organizations and not prohibited from possessing firearms. The California Rifle & Pistol Association, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, Gun Owners of California and several private citizens joined SAF in the action.
During the case, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department admitted it sometimes takes a year to a year and a half to process a CCW application, a fact that the judge did not find appropriate.
Adam Kraut, SAF executive director, said the process might not be easy, but applying for a nonresident state permit is now possible.
“As you might imagine, the state of California is not wanting to make it easy for non-residents to apply for a carry permit,” Kraut said in a news release. “As an SAF member and non-resident of California, however, you’re allowed to apply. The main thing to keep in mind is that you need to submit your application through the sheriff or police department for the county you plan to visit. The order specifically lists how to apply, so that’s the best place to find the exact information you need.”
The order, which took effect on April 22, outlined the following criteria for prospective applicants. They must be members of SAF or another partner organization included in the lawsuit, must file the application with the sheriff or chief of police in a county they plan to visit within the next 12 months, and must be U.S. citizens or legal residents who are not prohibited from possessing firearms. Additionally, non-residents receiving a California permit can only carry handguns and magazines that are legal to possess in California.
Alan Gottlieb, SAF founder and executive vice president, said the court got this one right.
“This case had the appropriate conclusion—non-residents should not have their Second Amendment rights stripped just because they crossed a state line,” he said. “Now, thanks to SAF and its partners, all you have to do is be a member and you’ll be allowed to apply for a permit no matter where you live. The best part is you didn’t have to be a member of SAF when the ruling was issued, you can still join today and apply for your non-resident carry permit.”
RE: “requiring California to accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a member of SAF or its partner organizations and not prohibited from possessing firearms.”
Gotta be a member of a group to exercise your Second Amendment Right? That may fly with the typical Gun talking blowbag but it does not fly with the Constitution of The United States. They tried the same member sht with pistol braces…getting hard to tell the difference between those supposedly on point defending the 2A and sleazy Gun Control zealots.
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You were wrong about the cases then and I see you have done nothing to improve your knowledge base since. Good luck with your pyramid scam though.
lol applying doesn’t mean getting one you’ll still have to pay thousands of dollars, get local training, pass psych tests in person in california, do in-person interviews in california, get local letters of recommendation lcaooly and god knows what other insane hoops to jump through that will make this pyrhic victory meaningless and still impossible to obtain.
Join our club and you get to exercise your Second Amendment Rights.
Cool.
Hopefully this becomes a thing across the nation.
What’s that above the door Spanky?, oh I see “No Girls Allowed”.
T Tag.
This delayed blow back action you’ve got going on with your comments section really sux.
Holy fuck ups Batman, what happened to The Truth About Guns.
I think perhaps The Joker had his hand in this Boy Wonder.
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I see all kinds of mention about being able to apply. I see nothing about them being required to approve it. Being Californicate, I don’t see them approving anything.
Become a US citizen first, not just a “resident”, and then you will be afforded Constitutional rights.
They will have to get a FOID card too.
Theoretically, great news.
But Commiefornia doesn’t even grant their own residents & citizens with CCL’s (called a LTC here). My understanding is, in CA, each county (and/or county Sheriff) is responsible for issuing CCL’s, not the “state”. And very gew counties fo it, without meeting exceptional and stringent requirements, which almost can meet.
So BFD (not)… I don’t see it changing anything.
It’s far past time for National Carry Reciprocity…
Sorry ’bout the typos…
Can’t find my reading glasses! LOL