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California Non Resident Permit Class
Class Description
This comprehensive 14–15 hour eLearning program is designed to provide the most efficient and straightforward pathway to meet California’s training requirements for obtaining a California CCW permit. The course offers detailed instruction on firearm safety training, covering essential topics such as shooting fundamentals, state and federal laws, legal responsibilities, situational awareness, conflict avoidance, and practical self-defense decision-making. It equips you with everything needed for safe, responsible, and lawful concealed carry in California.
Training Course and Live‐Fire Shooting Exercises
Nonresident Applicants must complete a training course that meets the criteria set forth in Penal Code section 26165, subdivision (a)(1)‐(3) and (5)‐(6), and subdivision (b).
If the licensing authority where the Nonresident Applicant applies has not approved any online training courses, a Nonresident Applicant may complete an online training course that is approved by any other licensing authority instead.
For the live‐fire shooting exercises required by Penal Code section 26165, subdivision (a)(6), Nonresident Applicants must complete a live‐fire shooting exercise for each handgun they intend to carry in California. A Nonresident Applicant shall inform the licensing authority where the applicant applies of the live‐fire course the applicant intends to complete, and the licensing authority shall either approve such course or suggest an alternative acceptable course within 75 miles of the applicant’s residence.
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For the first time in modern history, California now allows non-residents to apply for a concealed carry permit and authorizes online training to fulfill the classroom requirement for both residents and non-residents. This update follows litigation brought by the California Rifle & Pistol Association against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, in which the court ruled that non-California residents must be permitted to apply for a CCW. The policy officially took effect on April 22, 2025.