CCW in California is up to the local top cop. It can be issued by DA's, Chief of Police or Sherriff, (or a judge I suppose). In my area, the Chief of Police has issued about five permits in his career. The Sherriff has issued THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS. I'd be willing to bet that one out of five of our citizens are armed at any given time. Result? We are polite to each other, and have a very low crime rate.

Our sherrif believes that a person who is trained and is not a criminal should be able to defend himself. He requires a two day course in safety and legal use of deadly force - and a four hour refresher every two years. A DOJ background check, fingerprints, and an interview with one of his officers. The first permit takes about three months all total, costs about $500 total. Two year renewals cost about $120 after that.

We are a relatively rural and large county (Shasta County), and there may be as few as two patrol cars to cover thousands of square miles. I may have to fend for myself for an hour before police assistance can even get to me code 3. An hour's worth of ammo ...

The short answer to your question: it is up to the top cop in your area. You need to call and ask. If you live in a socialist utopia area (Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland) there is NO way you are going to be allowed to harm some poor guy that's trying to rape you - he may have had a bad childhood after all ... but, my permit from Shasta County is good anywhere in California - even Berkeley. Though I can't imagine why I'd want to go there.
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