A backlog of about 1,500 applications exists in Alameda County and more than 1,000 people are waiting for their applications to be processed in neighboring Contra Costa County.
The Supreme Court’s decision this summer to loosen gun restrictions and broaden the ability for people to secretively carry firearms has prompted a deluge of concealed carry weapons permits applications across the East Bay.
Scores of hopeful applicants recently resorted to Reddit and online forums to complain about the situation in Contra Costa, while arguing that officials there should do more to hasten the application process. Many complained that they’ve received few responses from sheriff’s offices to even the most basic inquiries about the process.
By a 6-3 margin, the Supreme Court struck down a New York gun law that gave broad discretion to law enforcement agencies on who could legally carry a concealed weapon. Specifically, the court took issue with a requirement that authorities find “proper cause” for people to secretively carry a firearm. It found that gun owners’ rights had been violated by requiring them to demonstrate a specific reason for carrying a concealed weapon.
But gun right’s advocates hailed the move as a sign that the Supreme Court — which has long been reticent to hear gun control cases — would become more amenable to expanding gun rights across the nation. Prior to the court’s ruling, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office received only about 20 concealed carry weapons applications a month. That number jumped after the court’s ruling to several hundred a month, the agency said in a press release Thursday.
Even the San Francisco County Sheriff’s Office — an agency that rarely handled such permit requests — has seen a marked increase in applications. The sheriff’s office received 65 concealed carry weapons permit applications in the months after the Supreme Court’s ruling, up from the two applications it normally received each year before the decision.
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