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How to Get Your CCW

3 Topics • 10 Lessons

The complete step-by-step path to a California concealed carry permit — eligibility, the 16-hour training, county applications, interviews, fees, timelines, and staying legal once you're carrying.

Course Contents

Before You Apply: CCW in California Today

3 lessons

Welcome: The State of Concealed Carry in 2026

Are You Eligible?

Where You Can (and Can't) Carry: Sensitive Places

The Application, Step by Step

5 lessons

Step 1: Your County Is Your Process

Step 2: The 16-Hour Training Course

Step 3: Paperwork, Live Scan and Fees

Step 4: The Interview and Background Investigation

Step 5: Approval, Timelines and the Waiting Game

Living With Your Permit

2 lessons

Your First Month Carrying

Staying Legal: Renewals, Changes and Revocation