From OCShooters: The Orange Co. Sheriff’s Department only processed 908 pistol permit applications and turned them over to the Pistol License department in 2020, the lowest number since 2008. Their promise to increase the processing to 16 a day in the last few months of the year never happened.
2020 – 908
2019 – 1,197
2018 – 1,134
2017 – 2,077
2016 – 2,053
2015 – 1,169
2014 – 1,601
2013 – 1,735
2012 – 1,346
2011 – 993
2010 – 1,170
2009 – 1,000
2008 – 700