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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is educating the assemblage connected Concealed Carry Weapons permits.
Starting this year, out-of-state residents tin present suffice for a CCW permit.
Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said it's important for assemblage members to person a amended knowing of the process.
"Hopefully they'll admit the worth successful having a CCW successful bid to support themselves and their household and their loved ones," Zanoni said.
In 2023, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office had implicit 14,000 progressive permits. This twelvemonth truthful far, determination are implicit 12,000, a 16% decrease.
Zanoni said the extremity is to person 20,000 progressive CCWs successful Fresno County.
"Your bully origin is to support yourself and your family. And past that's truly what we're looking astatine erstwhile we're issuing these permits," Zanoni said.
He said immoderate law-abiding national tin get a licence with requirements including owning a concealed handgun, passing a inheritance cheque and taking a certification class.
"If it's a caller licence that they're getting, it's a 16-hour training. If it's a renewal, it's 8 hours and truly helped to streamline the process and conscionable get them done the process quicker and much efficiently," Zanoni said.
Pierce Mae with the California Rifle and Pistol Association said helium got his CCW for other protection.
"Ultimately, you're going to beryllium your ain archetypal response, and you're going person to fig retired for yourself what's champion for you, whether that's owning a firearm, whether it's a shot bat, oregon immoderate method of the obstruction is champion for you individually," Mae said.
Getting educated connected the updated criteria is wherefore Matt Clark decided to be the event.
"A batch of dangers successful the world. So, you know, conscionable to support myself safe, my household safe, you know, it's conscionable you conscionable ne'er know," Clark said.
For much accusation connected however to use for a licence and the CCW process, visit the Fresno County Sheriff's Office website.
