In July 2022, former Supervisor Sheila Kuehl urged the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to scrutinize its gun permitting process, especially after a Supreme Court ruling invalidated restrictive gun laws. Concerns arose regarding increased public gun presence leading to more violence. The U.S. Department of Justice is now investigating prolonged wait times for permits, with implications for broader gun rights. Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized that the Department will challenge states violating Second Amendment rights, while settlements are sought regarding the wait time lawsuit, signifying a critical moment for gun laws.
This Department of Justice will not stand idly by while States and localities infringe on the Second Amendment rights of ordinary, law-abiding Americans.
We need to be creative about how to address the very real and escalating public health emergency that is gun violence.
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