Resources

Please read the below materials before contacting us with additional questions about CCWs.

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General Information – Read These Materials First
California CCW FAQ
California Sheriff and Local Police Department Carry License Policies and Information
Standard CCW Application 
Senate Bill 610’s New Requirements for Processing Applications for Licenses to Carry Handguns Effective January 1, 2012
NRA Victory in the Peruta “Shall-Issue” California CCW Case, What Does it Mean? What Happens Next?

Michel & Associates CCW Database
Michel & Associates CCW Denial Database Application
Letter for Denial via Lack of Good Cause But No Policy Information
Letter for Denial Without Any Information

Significant Court Cases
Peruta v. San Diego
McKay v. Hutchens
Baker v. Kealoha
Bateman v. Perdue
Birdt v. Beck
Bonidy v. US Postal Service
Davis v. Grimes
Drake v. Jerejian
Hightower v. Boston
Jacobs v. Reed
Jennings v. McGraw

Kachalsky v. Cacace
Lajous v. Bruning
Lu v. Baca
Nichols v. Brown
Osterweil v. Bartlett
Palmer v. District of Columbia
Peterson v. LaCabe
Raulinaitis v. Ventura County Sheriff Department
Raulinaitis v. LASD
Richards v. Prieto
Rothery v. Blanas
Shepard v. Madigan
Thomson v. Torrance Police Department
Woollard v. Sheridan
Young v. Hawaii

Reports on Licenses to Carry Firearms in Public
Violence Policy Center’s Attack on CCWs
Clayton Cramer’s Response to Violence Policy Center re CCWs
NRA’s History of California CCWs
California 2010 CCW Statistics by County
GAO Report on CCW: Highlights
GAO Report on CCW: Full Report

If, for whatever reason, you feel your specific CCW-related question is not addressed by the materials provided above, feel free to contact us at helpdesk@michellawyers.com.

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