New member, Monterey Co. Area

[Jasondt2001]

Hello,
Thanks for the great site! I was very happy to be able to stumble upon you guys from Google.

I'm interested in getting my CCW for peice of mind honestly. The city I'm living in has changed dramatically and has given me a very unsafe feeling at night. I honestly don't want to ever harm another human being, or play vigilante justice, I just want to know if ever put in the situation of being harmed myself I can protect myself and wife.

I also do horseback riding frequently and we are out in the hills alone, with no source of protection other than a handgun would offer us. I know I could always use a rifle, but, I'd rather just have one weapon for all personal safety against any animals or heaven forbid people with the intent to harm in the middle of no where. That's always in the back of my mind for some reason and I would much rather be prepared than just wishing I had been.

Here's where it's going to get 'fuzzy'. I don't have alot of experience with weapons. I've shot a .45 of my father's years ago and other than childhood things really just know the BASICS (I.E if you see a gun laying on the table, always presume it's loaded and unsafetied and so on...)

I have not even bought a handgun, was looking for opinions. I liked the feel of the .45 very much, i have large hands and liked that the weapon had some weight to it. I have been told Glocks are very popular as well but have no experience.
I would like a weapon that i can keep holstered to my belt and not be real obvious (if anyone could even tell) preferably.

Thank you in advance for all your suggestions, I welcome them and look forward to hearing from all of you!

- Jason

[BonoVox]

First thing welcome to CalCCW!!!

Check out the Kimber Ultra CDP II. They are probably the single most popular CCW on CalCCW.

Kimber - Continuing The Legacy: Ultra CDP II

[Jasondt2001]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome!
I'm off to check out that site...

[AMS MIKE]

Wecome

As fas as not feeling safe in your home at night. You have the right to have as many guns as you want in your home, armed and ready (CA Legal approved guns of course). You can wear a conceal carry holster inside your home. But without the proper permit, you may not bring any of those loaded guns outside the doors of your home. As fas your county with CCW's, I am not sure how issuing they are; I will let someone else more knowledgable answer that.

Also check out the FAQ's. A lot of great questions will be answered there.

Good luck Jason and you will certainly learn a lot here!

[AMS MIKE]

Originally Posted by BonoVox

First thing welcome to CalCCW!!!

Check out the Kimber Ultra CDP II. They are probably the single most popular CCW on CalCCW.

Kimber - Continuing The Legacy: Ultra CDP II

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes best gun evar. We all love them

[YankeeDog]

Glad to have you aboard. Enjoy the site.

YD in SC

[THE Gimper]

Unfortunately, from what I understand, it is not very easy to get a CCW in Monterey. As of 2005 there were only 123 issued in Monterey.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/...uances2005.pdf

[CCWInstructor]

They lost 9 in 2006, down to 114.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/...uances2006.pdf

[THE Gimper]

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

They lost 9 in 2006, down to 114.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/...uances2006.pdf

Thanks. I couldn't find that one.

[flyingm]

Originally Posted by Jasondt2001

Here's where it's going to get 'fuzzy'. I don't have alot of experience with weapons. I've shot a .45 of my father's years ago and other than childhood things really just know the BASICS (I.E if you see a gun laying on the table, always presume it's loaded and unsafetied and so on...)

I have not even bought a handgun, was looking for opinions. I liked the feel of the .45 very much, i have large hands and liked that the weapon had some weight to it. I have been told Glocks are very popular as well but have no experience.
I would like a weapon that i can keep holstered to my belt and not be real obvious (if anyone could even tell) preferably.

Thank you in advance for all your suggestions, I welcome them and look forward to hearing from all of you!

- Jason

I was in your same position just a little bit ago. There is a lot of Kimber love on this site so you are going to hear about them. If you go down to most ranges you can rent a few different guns and try them out to get a feel for what your looking for. The best part is that you don't have to clean them when your done.

If you are looking for training, I have to say that CCWI's basic handgun class is a great place to start. I just went on Sunday and I have to say, it was a very fun not to mention informative class. You can check it out here.

Originally Posted by BonoVox

First thing welcome to CalCCW!!!

Check out the Kimber Ultra CDP II. They are probably the single most popular CCW on CalCCW.

Kimber - Continuing The Legacy: Ultra CDP II

That didn't take long.

[johnadams]

Remember, you must consider Monterey County's population is 410,206.

Most of the County has little to no crime. The last murder outside of Salinas was a few years ago.

Originally Posted by CCWInstructor

They lost 9 in 2006, down to 114.

http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/forms/pdf/...uances2006.pdf

[johnadams]

Welcome, Jason. Good luck, and let us know if you get approved.