Specifically,
the Bureau SHALL NOT issue a firearm permit to: A convicted felon
(Business and Professions Code Section 7583.23(d); Penal Code
Sections 12021 and 12021.1); to a person convicted of a
misdemeanor who is prohibited from possession of a firearm for a
period of 10 years (Penal Code Section 12021(c)(1)); nor to an
individual with a history of domestic violence or who is subject
to a Temporary Restraining Order (a TRO) - (Penal Code Section
12028.5)
Students may
also be denied a firearm permit if they have been convicted of a
crime of violence, such as assault, battery, assault with a deadly
weapon, or a weapons violations, such as brandishing a weapon,
illegal possession of and/or discharge of a weapon or carrying a
concealed weapon without a concealed weapon permit.
Qualification and
Permit to Carry Firearm by Caliber:
Instructors are to
clearly inform students that the caliber of ammunition that the
student uses for range qualification is printed on the firearm
permit. The security guard must carry on duty only the caliber of
ammunition with which the guard qualified and which is printed on
the firearm permit. A guard may NOT carry on duty any caliber that
is NOT printed on the permit.
A person
with a Bureau issued exposed firearm permit may carry an exposed
firearm ONLY when performing the duties of qualifying license or
registration. The qualifying license or registration for an
exposed firearm permit is a valid security guard registration, or
private patrol operator’s license, or private investigator
license, or alarm company qualifying manager license, or alarm
agent registration.
A student
may qualify with more then one caliber provided he/she passes the
entire course of fire and qualifies on the range with each caliber
the student wants printed on the firearm permit. For example, if a
student wants to carry a 38 and 45 caliber on duty, he/she must
qualify on the range with a 38 and 45 caliber and submit that
information to the Bureau.
The bureau
will than issue a firearm permit which states the student may
carry a 38 and 45 caliber. The student MUST then carry ONLY a 38
or 45 caliber while on duty.
Firearm
Application Processing Time/ Use of LIVE SCAN Recommended:
The
approximate time frame to process an initial firearm permit
application is generally between two and four months
(approximately 60 to 120 days). Firearm requalification
applications should be submitted to the bureau at least 60 days
prior to the expiration date of the firearm permit.
