California Must Let Nonresidents Apply for Concealed Carry Permits, Judge Rules

The judge also ruled that the state’s waiting period is too long but stopped short of ordering it to recognize non-California permits.

A Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver cools down at a target range in Los Angeles, in this file photo. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

California must create a pathway that would allow visitors to lawfully carry a gun while staying in the state, a federal judge ruled.

The Aug. 20 ruling is a partial victory for a coalition of Second Amendment advocacy groups challenging the Golden State’s concealed carry licensing process, which not only denies applications from out-of-state gun owners, but also doesn’t recognize permits issued by other states.