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bassfisherman
Yes I will wait to see what the sheriff says. He is the only one that can issue here. My real question was could they deny me on the arrest with no conviction since an arrest is not a prohibiting category on the application form for California, only convictions are. Assuming I meet all other criteria can I legally fight the denial if it is based on something that does not prohibit me according to the policy to issue CCW permits/
It is my understanding that the issuance of CCWs is discretionary. If the chief executive (the Sheriff in this case) does not want to issue a permit, he likely does not have to.
Now, I may be wrong on this as this is an issue that I rarely hear about, but I suspect that unless you can show some form of unlawful discrimination on the part of the Sheriff's office (such as your being turned down because of your perceived race or other protected status), I don't know that you have any real recourse. You might check with the various state and national firearms organizations and see if they have any insight.
Note the language that says "may" issue ....
12050. (a) (1) (A) The sheriff of a county, upon proof that the
person applying is of good moral character, that good cause exists
for the issuance, and that the person applying satisfies any one of
the conditions specified in subparagraph (D) and has completed a
course of training as described in subparagraph (E), may issue to
that person a license to carry a pistol, revolver, or other firearm
capable of being concealed upon the person in either one of the
following formats:
(i) A license to carry concealed a pistol, revolver, or other
firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
(ii) Where the population of the county is less than 200,000
persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, a
license to carry loaded and exposed in only that county a pistol,
revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the
person.
Since the law says "may" it gives the Sheriff a great deal of discretionary leeway. You might have a heck of a road to travel to try and prove some sort of malfeasance.
But, if you appeal it and bring the facts of whatever concerns they have out in the open, maybe you can obtain it after all.
Many counties in CA do not issue CCWs without very good cause, if at all. Some issue quite readily. A lot depends on the county you live in. The more rural the county, the more likely it will be issued. If you are in a very urbanized county - such as the many along the coast - you are less likely to have it issued.

Quoting
bassfisherman
Yes I will wait to see what the sheriff says. He is the only one that can issue here. My real question was could they deny me on the arrest with no conviction since an arrest is not a prohibiting category on the application form for California, only convictions are. Assuming I meet all other criteria can I legally fight the denial if it is based on something that does not prohibit me according to the policy to issue CCW permits/
If you have the money, you can try to fight it on whatever grounds you feel is necessary. Arguing they violated their own policy might be possible ... but, you better read the entire ordinance that covers this and not just the blurb that might be on the web site, and, you better have a few dollars saved up to pursue the matter in court.
However, given the nature of the law, I don't know that you'd have any grounds to argue a refusal unless you could show that it was refused as a result of some illegal discrimination or malfeasance.