Applying for a CCW License in Los Angeles County

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The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) handles issuance of CCW License for approximately 40 contract cities in LA County, as well as for residents in the unincorporated areas of the county. You should contact your local police department to make sure they have given the authority (Declared G) to the LASD to issue for them before applying directly to the Sheriff. The following list of cities/areas that the LASD has issued to should help you determine to whom you should apply:

Agoura
Agoura Hills
Agua Dulce
Alhambra
Altadena
Arcadia
Baldwin Park
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Calabasas
Canyon Contry
Castaic
Cerritos
Chatsworth
Claremont
Covina
Culver City
Diamond Bar
Downey
Duarte
Encino
Frazier Park
Glendale
Glendora
Granada Hills
Hacienda Heights
Hawthorne
Hermosa Beach
Hollywood
La Canada
La Crescenta
La Habra Heights
La Puente
La Verne
Lakewood
Lancaster
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Malibu
Manhattan Beach
Marina Del Rey
Monrovia
Montebello
Monterey Park
Newhall
North Hollywood
Northridge
Pacific Palisades
Palmdale
Palos Verdes Estates
Pasadena
Rancho Palos Verdes
Redondo Beach
Rolling Hills
Rowland Heights
San Dimas
San Fernando
San Gabriel
San Marino
San Pedro
Santa Clarita
Santa Monica
Saugus
Sherman Oaks
Sierra Madre
South Pasadena
Stevenson Ranch
Studio City
Sunland
Tarzana
Toluca Lake
Torrance
Tujunga
Valencia
Valley Village
Venice
Walnut Park
West Covina
West Hills
Westlake Village
Whittier
Winnetka
Woodland Hills

The reason you need to be certain you must apply to the LASD is that, in all honesty, your chances are not good you will be approved. Your chances may not be any better applying to your local police department. LA County, as a whole, is very unfriendly when it comes to those desiring/needing a CCW. If you still decide to apply to the LASD for a CCW License, the following links will guide you.

LASD CCW Application Information Page

LASD CCW Application (please read to the end of the application for specific information about the process)

Given the reality of issuance in LA County, what can you do to improve the situation? First, you can get involved here and stay involved. We will continually provide information which you can then use to contact your local and state officials regarding the situation in LA County. You can talk about CCW issuance with people you know. You can share how the highly discretionary system works--or doesn't, in the majority of cases.

The one thing you should not do is give up. Change will not happen overnight. But it will happen. Good luck and stay tuned.

Courtesy of Guns & Sushi