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Joejitsu · 06-09-2007, 08:09 PM

So I spent the past few days researching pocket pistols and I had pretty much decided I was going to go with the kel tec p3at or p32...but then I found out kel tecs are banned in CA!! ARGH! Any Californians out there that carry a pocket pistol? What have you found to be a good gun that is legal? Thanks!

Joe

danp · 06-09-2007, 08:46 PM

I carry my S&W M-36 in my pocket, depending on what I am wearing. Other than that, start hitting the gunshows looking for something used. If its already here, it can be transferred (unlike "assault weapons") but there are very few new pocket-type pistols being sold here because of the CA drop test requirement.

**Rustynuts** · 06-10-2007, 04:17 AM

I think CA only banned new sales, this was due to the strict licensing required of the manufacturers (extensive drop test, etc). Kel Tec decided to thumb their noses at CA and not get registered as they enough business elsewhere.

Go to KTOG forum and look for similar posts. Supposedly you CAN carry the Kel Tec in CA, you just have to find a private sale for a used one.

Joejitsu · 06-10-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Rustynuts

I think CA only banned new sales, this was due to the strict licensing required of the manufacturers (extensive drop test, etc). Kel Tec decided to thumb their noses at CA and not get registered as they enough business elsewhere.

Go to KTOG forum and look for similar posts. Supposedly you CAN carry the Kel Tec in CA, you just have to find a private sale for a used one.

Thanks. The only problem with that is that the keltecs are such quirky guns that I would never want to buy one and not have it still covered under the lifetime warranty (which for keltec only covers original owner). I've been thinking about the Beretta Tomcat. Seems like that and the Seecamp are the only two I have really found.

Joe

vikz · 06-10-2007, 05:42 PM

CA approved pocket pistol???They dont even give ccw permit there in CA,unless you are really rich and a celebrity then they might. I will not even think about carrying there, if you get stop by a leo you might get in some serious legal trouble..You can't even have it in your car with the mag and pistol in the same place, pistol in the trunk of the car and mag in the car..

danp · 06-10-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by vikz

CA approved pocket pistol???They dont even give ccw permit there in CA,unless you are really rich and a celebrity then they might. I will not even think about carrying there, if you get stop by a leo you might get in some serious legal trouble..You can't even have it in your car with the mag and pistol in the same place, pistol in the trunk of the car and mag in the car..

Not exactly true, I know many "normal" folks who CCW here. Each county varies greatly as to how easy it is to get a CCW, from a few that are practically "shall issue" to a few that laugh at you when you ask about it. Most fall somewhere in between.

**Ed Ely** · 06-10-2007, 07:57 PM

NAA Guardian .32ACP, a knockoff of
the Seacamp.

Ed

vikz · 06-10-2007, 09:12 PM

well i guess thats possible but i used ti live in LA and i am almost postive they will laugh at me if i go thr sheriff station and ask where do i apply for carry permit

retired · 06-10-2007, 11:22 PM

vikz, you are correct; L.A. County doesn't issue very many ccws. If you were to go to http://www.packing.org/state/califor...stateimage=118, you will notice that the yellow counties are difficult to obtain ccws from; L.A. is one of them.

Now, if you were to contribute lots of money to Baca's political war chest, I'm sure you could obtain one.

That site shows that as of 2005, they only had issued 1358 permits for a county that had over 9.5 million people. There are now over 10 million and I doubt if the permits have gone up much. They deputies at the station would be hysterical if you asked about one.

Joejitsu · 06-10-2007, 11:32 PM

I live in San Bernardino county which is one of the easiest and I am an ER physician so I think I can make a good case. I don't think I will have any problems getting a CCW.

The NAA guardian is no longer CA legal.

Joe

06-09-2007, 08:09 PM	#1
Joejitsu XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 38	California approved pocket pistol So I spent the past few days researching pocket pistols and I had pretty much decided I was going to go with the kel tec p3at or p32...but then I found out kel tecs are banned in CA!! ARGH! Any Californians out there that carry a pocket pistol? What have you found to be a good gun that is legal? Thanks! Joe

06-09-2007, 08:46 PM	#2
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,313	I carry my S&W M-36 in my pocket, depending on what I am wearing. Other than that, start hitting the gunshows looking for something used. If its already here, it can be transferred (unlike "assault weapons") but there are very few new pocket-type pistols being sold here because of the CA drop test requirement. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

06-10-2007, 11:22 PM	#9
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,404	vikz, you are correct; L.A. County doesn't issue very many ccws. If you were to go to http://www.packing.org/state/califor...stateimage=118, you will notice that the yellow counties are difficult to obtain ccws from; L.A. is one of them. Now, if you were to contribute lots of money to Baca's political war chest, I'm sure you could obtain one. That site shows that as of 2005, they only had issued 1358 permits for a county that had over 9.5 million people. There are now over 10 million and I doubt if the permits have gone up much. They deputies at the station would be hysterical if you asked about one. Last edited by retired; 06-10-2007 at 11:25 PM.

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06-10-2007, 04:17 AM	#3
Rustynuts XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,323	I think CA only banned new sales, this was due to the strict licensing required of the manufacturers (extensive drop test, etc). Kel Tec decided to thumb their noses at CA and not get registered as they enough business elsewhere. Go to KTOG forum and look for similar posts. Supposedly you CAN carry the Kel Tec in CA, you just have to find a private sale for a used one.

06-10-2007, 05:42 PM	#5
vikz XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 713	CA approved pocket pistol???They dont even give ccw permit there in CA,unless you are really rich and a celebrity then they might. I will not even think about carrying there, if you get stop by a leo you might get in some serious legal trouble..You can't even have it in your car with the mag and pistol in the same place, pistol in the trunk of the car and mag in the car..

06-10-2007, 07:57 PM	#7
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,658 Blog Entries: 1	NAA Guardian .32ACP, a knockoff of the Seacamp. Ed

06-10-2007, 09:12 PM	#8
vikz XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 713	well i guess thats possible but i used ti live in LA and i am almost postive they will laugh at me if i go thr sheriff station and ask where do i apply for carry permit

06-10-2007, 11:32 PM	#10
Joejitsu XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 38	I live in San Bernardino county which is one of the easiest and I am an ER physician so I think I can make a good case. I don't think I will have any problems getting a CCW. The NAA guardian is no longer CA legal. Joe