COST OF CARRYING CONCEALED GUN IN SIMI VALLEY DOUBLING.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Staff Writer The price for carrying a concealed weapon concealed weapon n. a weapon, particularly a handgun, which is kept hidden on one's person, or under one's control (in a glove compartment or under a car seat). will more than double to $190 under a new fee schedule the city hopes will help recoup recoup To sell an asset at a price sufficient to recover the original outlay or to offset a previous loss. the cost of processing applications. Some City Council members were concerned that gun owners would balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. at the higher rate, but others said the increase from $69 to the maximum allowed under a new state law is needed to offset expenses. ``We could never charge the true costs of processing that permit,'' said City Councilman L. Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
The new fees are expected to take effect Jan. 1 and include an increase from $69 to $190 for new concealed weapon license applications, and from $28 to $67 for a renewal. City Councilwoman Barbra Williamson said she was concerned about size of the rate hike. ``I just thought it was a gaping gap·ing adj. Deep and wide open: a gaping wound; a gaping hole. gap  ing·ly adv.Adj. jump. I just have a little bit of a problem with it,'' said Williamson, who worried about the hit to local gun owners' pocketbooks. ``They're going to grumble. I don't blame them, I would, too.'' The concealed weapons (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, - a practice forbidden by statute.<- in some states! -> See under Concealed. See also: Concealed Weapon rates are among a range of changes proposed by the city, as it tries to adjust fees to the actual cost of providing various services. The Police Department said it should be able to charge the higher rates for a concealed weapons license because of the costly application process, which includes background checks. Capt. Dick Wright said it costs the department $846.45 to process a new application, and $168.45 to process a renewal. The city has 68 concealed weapon licenses now active, officials said. Former City Councilwoman Sandi Webb, who has a concealed weapons license to carry a .38-caliber gun, said she believes it is fair for the city to charge the higher fee if it has to process the paperwork involved. ``Why should we have to pay for our Second Amendment rights?'' said Webb, an advocate of gun owners' rights. ``The whole argument for me is, we shouldn't have the permit. Until we can overturn that, the city should have no fee, or (only) what it costs the city.'' |
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