US EditionJustice Department lawsuit alleges Los Angeles sheriff processes concealed carry licenses too slowly
The lawsuit alleges the sheriff’s office approved only two of nearly 4,000 applications over 15 months, delaying permits beyond California’s 90-day legal limit.
- The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, alleging it violated the Second Amendment by taking too long to process concealed carry licenses.
- The lawsuit claims the sheriff's department waits an average 281 days to start processing applications, violating a California law requiring initial reviews within 90 days.
- The DOJ seeks a permanent injunction requiring the sheriff's department to issue concealed carry licenses in a timely fashion under the law.
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DOJ sues LA sheriff over concealed carry licensing delays
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, accusing it of denying residents their right to bear arms by stalling their concealed carry license application process.
DOJ sues LA sheriff over concealed carry license processing
The Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) Tuesday, alleging it is intentionally delaying residents’ concealed carry applications. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, lists the LACSD and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, a Democrat, as defendants. It alleges that…
DOJ Alleges Sheriff’s Department Infringed On Second Amendment Rights Of Law-Abiding Citizens In “First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit”
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), alleging it infringed upon the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens seeking to carry concealed weapons. In the lawsuit, the Justice Department alleges the LASD delayed granting concealed carry weapons permits to thousands of applicants. “The Second Amendment...
DOJ Sues LA County Sheriff Over Alleged Second Amendment Violations in Gun Permitting
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly denying residents’ Second Amendment rights through an inordinately long concealed weapons permit application process. The lawsuit, filed by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, comes on the heels of a DOJ investigation and a partially successful lawsuit filed by the California Rifle and Pistol Association. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the DOJ acc…
DOJ sues LA County Sheriff’s Department for delaying concealed carry permit applications
The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit Tuesday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging violations of citizens’ Second Amendment rights and becoming the first suit filed by the DOJ in support of gun owners. On March 27, the DOJ began a Second Amendment investigation after receiving numerous complaints of unreasonable delays in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department related to concealed c…
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