Posted on 01/12/2005 2:43:22 PM PST by pogo101
Sorry for the vanity, but I'm a Californian (L.A. County, if that matters) who's strongly considering purchasing a legal firearm for home defense. (I guess I can pretty well forget about getting a CW permit, given where I live, hm?)
I haven't a clue where to begin researching what I understand to be a myriad of regulations and licensing requirements. I'd also like information on how to train for safest use and handling of whatever I might buy. Help!
What I think I need is NOT a hand-typed custom response to my question but rather read-it-myself reference material (ideally a FAQ- and link-packed website).
Many thanks!
Also try .40
I know people who didn't like other calibers and then tried .40 and got it. It balances capacity, stopping power, recoil, etc., pretty well for home defense, and many police departments are switching to it.
Check out the California Rifle and Pistol Association too. They do good legislative work (the state is an absolute uphill battle) and may be able to recommend instructors.
http://www.crpa.org
"firearms are no problem in Calif" -- hahahaha. You have to be kidding. Los Angeles County, no guns (unless you are a Legislator or a Hollywood Star, of course). Riverside County is supposed to be easier to get a concealed/carry permit, as is Orange County. Must be the cause of the LOW crime rate in LA County (hahahah)(NOT).
OK
ok.......i stand corrected. I should have said that it is no problem in Central and Northern Calif. You can even get a CCW but theya re really strict......I own a Rem 870 shotgun, 308 weatherby rifle, .22 lever action Marlin 39a, a Ruger 357 and ruger .22 ........never had any problem at all and don't hunt as much as most back east etc but can always go out and shoot etc........what do the hunters do that live in LA county.........?>?????????...you mean to tell me you can't own a rifle or shotgun in southern calif. I just can't believe that......
Since we are talking guns, I like a Titanium .38 with Crimson Trace laser grips- its super light, small enough to conceal in many places, has good power with HP rounds, and all in all makes a great self-defense tool. Shotguns are grand, but not so good outside of the home, and even at home, not easy to keep near the bed ready to go- my ti 38 is inches from my hand at night-- For ultra small, you can do a .22 magnum revolver- its tiny, but it can still save your life- and it makes a pretty loud bang too...
I don't know who's talking to you, bboop...but yes you can legally own a shotgun in CA!
Sheesh!
well I had responded earlier about no problem owning firearms in calif with some exceptions and this bboop person wrote me back about LA and not being able to own any.....well I hate to be obnoxious so I just said no problem in Nor Cal but I knew that owning legal firearms was no problem........I think that bboop must have been thinking about a CCW
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Bboop reporting in. My husband, too, said I had misled you. I am sorry. I was at a gun class and the teacher said, "It is very difficult to get a CCW in LA County; Orange County and Riverside Counties are a different matter." I agree with the poster who said, "Don't get your information from internet posts."
In the Gravest Extreme Role of the Firearm
by Massad F. Ayoob
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Massad Ayoob grew up with weapons. His father was a jeweler who was maimed by an armed criminal--whom he killed, and whose accomplice he crippled.
Massad claims he began to use firearms at age four, and won his first of several hundred pistol awards as a teenager. He was captain of a first string pistol team at the age of twenty-two. Then he became a policeman in 1972.
In his career, he has become recognized internationally as one of the world's leading authorities on police weaponry, and regularly serves as a consultant and courtroom expert on firearms and shootings.
He has been the handgun editor of "Guns" magazine, and is a regular contributor to several other leading journals.
In this book, Ayoob advises the reader on the legal implications of firearms use in self-defense, and the whole subject of keeping, storing, carrying and using firearms.
He talks about basic gunfighting techniques, the calibers best suited for personal protection and how to choose a weapon, "common sense" as it relates to firearms use, and the deterrent effect of defense handguns.
This is a very good book, and it comes highly recommended by most knowledgeable shooters.
Now, if you are a beginner, about to buy your first handgun, or a police cadet or a new correctional officer in training, and are seeking a book which will help you to pick out a firearm, or to safely use the one you have, let me recommend a better one: "George Tooley's Beginner's Book on How to Handle Firearms Safely," also available on Amazon.com.
This is a very good book. Buy it, too. But the late George Tooley's book is even better, although less well known. He had 45 years in corrections and law-enforcement, most of it teaching firearms use.
Joseph Pierre,
Author of THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS: Our Journey Through Eternity
lol.......good for you.......I think I knew that you were talking about CCW and not owning firearms per se......have a good day
Thanks. It's the least I can do. And WHY do I think I know so much about gun laws?? Beats me.
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