From Fox News: As violent crime surges across America’s largest Democratic-run cities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping in — this time, suing Los Angeles County for allegedly blocking citizens from defending themselves.
The new lawsuit marks the latest clash in a growing battle between the Trump administration’s DOJ and Democrat-led cities over public safety and constitutional rights.
Filed by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, the lawsuit accuses the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) of engaging in a “pattern or practice” of delaying or denying concealed carry weapon permits (CCW) for law-abiding citizens.
Federal investigators found that out of more than 8,000 applications, only two were approved — with some residents waiting up to two years just for an interview. Critics say that failure leaves thousands of Angelenos defenseless while robberies, assaults and carjackings surge across the city.
The NRA commented on the DOJ lawsuit against Los Angeles County, noting that “from Jan. 2024 to March 2025, the LASD approved 2 of the 3,982 new CCW applications.”
“Yes, we did,” replied Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon.
“Imagine if you had to get a license to enjoy your First Amendment rights, and then the government just sat on it forever. A right is a right. The Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” Dhillon also said in a statement to Fox News.
Yes we did https://t.co/tq71uqpGnL
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) October 5, 2025
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