DOJ Ends LA Sheriff Permit Suit After 1,030-Day Concealed Carry Delays Are Cut
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
DOJ Ends LA Sheriff Permit Suit After 1,030-Day Concealed Carry Delays Are Cut
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Summary
Federal officials said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department now meets California’s concealed-carry deadlines, prompting the DOJ to end its lawsuit over permit backlogs.
New processing software and added staff helped LASD slash waits that had averaged 281 days, with some applicants previously waiting 1,030 days—nearly three years.
The DOJ’s 2025 complaint alleged LASD received 3,982 new applications from January 2024 to March 2025 but had approved only two by May 2025, leaving 2,768 pending.
California law requires an initial permit decision within 90 days, and the settlement requires LASD to keep objective procedures in place to avoid renewed delays.
The case, filed in September 2025, was the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s first affirmative Second Amendment lawsuit and fits the Trump administration’s broader push to use civil-rights enforcement on gun rights.