Welcome to the files archive. This includes flyers, form letters and other
files related to CCW in California. You can use these files yourself, you can
print and distribute them, you can translate them into your language and give
them back to us and we'll post them here. All the files in this archive are in the Public
Domain, and have no copyright.
All of the files in this archive are available in OpenOffice format. We are using
OpenOffice because OpenOffice is free. We want this content to be accessible
to everyone, including those
who do not have expensive office software. OpenOffice is easy to
install.
40% of Californians are native speakers of a language other than English.
The major non-English languages in California are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog,
Vietnamese, Korean, Armenian, Japanese, Persian, German, French and Russian.
Eventually all the files in this archive will be
available in all eleven of those languages. If you are literate in any of
those eleven languages, please help us by translating these files.
Two-sided basic CCW flyer, one side in English, one side in Spanish, with graphics
This is the basic intro flyer. It's a one-page flyer which introduces the
basic facts: "You can get a permit to carry a gun in California. This permit is
issued by your sheriff or your police chief. This permit does not give you law
enforcement powers, and carrying a gun is a serious responsibility. You need
to be informed about the law and the
process before you begin. Come to CaliforniaCCW.org to learn more." Print this
flyer if you have a double-sided printer. One side will be in English, the
other in Spanish. This flyer includes a bold graphic image and is the
most eye-catching. If you only want to print on one side, don't print
the Spanish page.
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One-page CCW flyer, English
This is the basic intro flyer. It's a one-page flyer which introduces the
basic facts: "You can get a permit to carry a gun in California. This permit is
issued by your sheriff or your police chief. This permit does not give you law
enforcement powers, and carrying a gun is a serious responsibility. You need
to be informed about the law and the
process before you begin. Come to CaliforniaCCW.org to learn more."
Download in PDF format
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Los hechos acerca del tener una arma de fuego ocultada en California
(one-page flyer, Spanish)
This is the basic intro flyer. It's a one-page flyer which introduces the
basic facts: "You can get a permit to carry a gun in California. This permit is
issued by your sheriff or your police chief. This permit does not give you law
enforcement powers, and carrying a gun is a serious responsibility. You need
to be informed about the law and the
process before you begin. Come to CaliforniaCCW.org to learn more."
Download in PDF format
Download
in OpenOffice (OpenDocument) format
One-page two-sided basic CCW flyer, one side in English, one side in Spanish
This is the basic intro flyer. It's a one-page flyer which introduces the
basic facts: "You can get a permit to carry a gun in California. This permit is
issued by your sheriff or your police chief. This permit does not give you law
enforcement powers, and carrying a gun is a serious responsibility. You need
to be informed about the law and the
process before you begin. Come to CaliforniaCCW.org to learn more." Print this
flyer if you have a double-sided printer. One side will be in English, the
other in Spanish.
Download in PDF format
Download in OpenOffice (OpenDocument) format
Guillory v. County of Orange, 731 F.2d 1379 (9th Cir. 04/25/1984)
This is one of the most important cases for California CCW applicants. It
is often refered to as "Guillory v. Gates", because Gates was the sheriff at
the time. We
will be writing a summary, notes and plain English explanation of the case in
the next few weeks.
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CBS Inc. v. Block, 42 Cal. 3d 646, 725 P.2d 470, 230 Cal. Rptr. 362 (Cal. 10/09/1986)
This is one of the most important cases for California CCW applicants and
the Public Records Act (PRA). We
will be writing a summary, notes and plain English explanation of the case in
the next few weeks.
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Salute v. Pitchess, 61 Cal. App. 3d 557, 132 Cal. Rptr. 345 (Cal.App.Dist.2 08/26/1976)
We
will be writing a summary, notes and plain English explanation of the case in
the next few weeks.
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Gifford v. City of Los Angeles, 88 Cal.App.4th 801, 106 Cal.Rptr.2d 164
(Cal.App. Dist.2 04/03/2001)
This is what you do NOT want to happen if you litigate. Learn from these
mistakes and don't follow this strategy. Mr. Gifford spent years in court and
untold dollars in legal fees and ended up with no permit and no punitive
damages. Never settle for just a permit; that does not punish the entity.
Always start with the right legal strategy. We will add comentary to help you find the most
important sections quickly.
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Attorney General Evelle J. Younger's August 23, 1977 Informal Letter regarding CCW
In 1977, Attorney General Evelle Younger
issued an Informal Letter discussing the
responsibilities of issuing authorities for CCWs. It's filed as Opinion No. Cr. 77/30 I.L.
It was in response to a request from State Senator Robert G. Beverly, the last Republican
to win California's 27th
Senate district (Los Angeles area). It would be interesting to know the circumstances
that motivated Mr. Beverly to request the Informal Letter; one might imagine
that Los Angeles' CCW system was as abusive and corrupt then as it is now.
This letter makes many references
to the Salute v. Pitchess case. It also has many references to other CCW lawsuits
in other states. It's a good starting point for research into some of the older
CCW cases. People have been suing for CCWs for a long time.
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Article from the San Francisco Chronicle, July 15th, 1923
This article describes the origins of California's current CCW law.
According to the article, our current CCW exists to prevent Chinese and Latinos
from being armed.
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The official California Department of Justice CCW application form, in PDF format
This is the official CCW form from the Department of Justice. Use this form
so you won't have to fill out the application by hand. Verify that the
application from your county is identical to this form before you use this
PDF; some counties may have changed it (although that is probably not legal).
Note that I have put this form at the very bottom of this page for a reason:
you need to be well-informed about the laws and the cases before you start the
process. I got this form from Jim March's website.
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