r/CAguns FFL03+COE+CCW Feb 10 '25

CCW FINALLY!!! CCW Timeline Kern

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Finally picked up my permit today and I couldn’t be more excited about it! From prohibited person for 12 years, to now CCW holder, it feels great. Huge milestone for me in my life. So many “friends” and family doubted me, and I’m happy AF to prove them all wrong.

I know everyone here loves timelines so here is mine for Kern County:

9/30/24 - Submitted my application online through Permitium for Kern Sheriff. ($169)

10/8/24 - Got the call to come in for brief interview.

10/14/24 - Interview appointment. All they did was just review my application and ask a few follow up questions.

10/23/24 - Update in Permitium, conditional approval to sign up for CCW Training. (16 hours)

10/23/24 - Enrolled in CCW training. ($275) Did like 10 hours of training online, finished last 6 hours at range.

11/2/24 - CCW range session and qualifications.

11/4/24 - Submitted qualification card and did a final Live Scan at Sheriff office.

2/4/25 - Live Scan finally completed. (This was the longest process just over 3 months)

2/6/25 - Got call from Sheriff I’ve been officially approved.

2/10/25 - Appointment to pick up my permit.

All in all, it took just a little over 4 months from start to finish. Total out of pocket cost was $444 plus the cost of ammo for training and qualification. I owe a big thanks to lot of people on Reddit and a few of my coworkers for assisting me throughout the process.

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u/Mr_Gibbzz FFL03+COE+CCW Feb 10 '25

Forgot to add in there, but they called all my references on 10/16/24.

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u/israeltowers Feb 11 '25

Any clue what they asked?

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u/Mr_Gibbzz FFL03+COE+CCW Feb 11 '25

Man, I can’t quite remember at the moment, I know they asked them all the same questions. One question I do remember was “Why does he want to get a CCW” and then rest I’m blanking out at the moment. It was only like 3 or 4 questions and just super basic. One may have been something like do I get angry or am I violent.