"The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday, alleging it violated the Constitution by moving too slowly to process gun licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons. The sheriff's department's unreasonable delays in granting licenses violates California residents' Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home, the DOJ's Civil Rights Division said in a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court. The Second Amendment protects the fundamental constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. Los Angeles County may not like that right, but the Constitution does not allow them to infringe upon it."
"The lawsuit comes after the DOJ began analyzing concealed-carry permit applications in the county starting last March. RELATED: Oakley Police Department to charge $500 for concealed carry weapons permits Almost two months after receiving notice of the Division's investigation, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provided data and documents that revealed only two approvals from over 8,000 applications, and that the Sheriff's Department set out interviews to approve licenses as far as two years after receiving the completed application, the DOJ statement said."
The DOJ filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department alleging constitutional violations by excessively delaying concealed-carry permit processing. The department provided data showing only two approvals from over 8,000 applications and scheduled interviews to approve licenses as far as two years after receiving completed applications. The department reportedly waits an average 281 days to start processing applications, exceeding California's 90-day statutory requirement for initial review. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction requiring the department to issue concealed-carry licenses in a timely fashion under the law. Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized the Second Amendment protection for law-abiding citizens to bear arms. Governor Gavin Newsom intends to pursue stricter gun regulations.
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