OAKLEY – Oakley residents will need to fork out $500 to apply for a concealed carry weapons permit beginning Nov. 9.

The fee will cover the cost of processing the permit, according to the Oakley Police Department.

Lt. Logan Cartwright of the department said that in April, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office notified Police Chief Paul Beard that they would no longer be issuing permits for Oakley residents.

The department was then given time to set up its own concealed carry weapons permit process.

Cartwright said based on research, the police department determined that it would take approximately four to six hours of staff time to manage the application process, which includes interviews, background checks, character checks, live scan processing, interacting with the applicant, thi

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