LA County Sheriff's Department Settles Concealed Carry Lawsuit with DOJ
The department said Los Angeles County cut concealed-carry wait times and now meets statutory deadlines after processing delays drew a federal lawsuit.
- On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department over "excessive delays" in issuing concealed-carry firearm permits, requiring faster processing and public data reporting.
- The federal agency sued the LASD last September, alleging the department violated the Second Amendment through a "deliberate pattern of unconscionable delay" that prosecutors labeled "unreasonable."
- Between January 2024 and March 2025, the sheriff's office received 3,982 applications for new concealed-carry permits but approved only two, with data showing an average wait of nearly 300 days.
- Sheriff Robert Luna, who inherited a "dysfunctional system" in 2022, devoted new software and personnel to cut wait times; the department now meets state deadlines including 90-day review starts.
- Under the settlement, the LASD must maintain a licensing regime consistent with the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, which the federal agency described as "a huge win" for residents.
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DOJ announces settlement with LASD over concealed carry permit delays
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department settled a lawsuit over “excessive delays” for issuing concealed carry firearm permits to residents, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. The DOJ sued the LASD in September 2025, alleging that the department had denied citizens their Second Amendment right to bear arms “not through outright refusal, but through a deliberate pattern of unconscionable delay that renders this constitutional rig…
DOJ, Los Angeles County Sheriff Settle Gun Permit Lawsuit Filed in 2025
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