{"id":2645189,"date":"2026-08-14T14:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-settlement-with-lasd-over-concealed-carry-permit-delays\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:39:37","slug":"doj-announces-settlement-with-lasd-over-concealed-carry-permit-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-announces-settlement-with-lasd-over-concealed-carry-permit-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ announces settlement with LASD over concealed carry permit delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-announces-settlement-with-lasd-over-concealed-carry-permit-delays%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice over excessive delays in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >issuing concealed carry firearm permits<\/a>. The DOJ filed the lawsuit in September 2025, alleging that the sheriff\u2019s office deliberately delayed permits, effectively denying citizens their Second Amendment rights. As part of the settlement, the LASD will expedite permit processing and publicly share data on processing times. The DOJ praised the department for cooperating and improving procedures after acknowledging the problem, which had resulted in up to nine months of waits for applicants. From January 2024 to March 2025, out of nearly 4,000 applications, onyl two permits were approved, highlighting the delays. This closure marks a notable step toward ensuring constitutional rights are upheld efficiently. Additionally, the Supreme Court is set to review major Second Amendment cases concerning \u201cassault weapons\u201d bans in Illinois and Connecticut, which could have broad implications for gun laws nationwide. Gun rights advocates are hopeful for a positive outcome in the upcoming court terms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1221\">Los Angeles<\/a> County Sheriff\u2019s Department settled a lawsuit over \u201cexcessive delays\u201d for issuing concealed carry firearm permits to residents, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"438\">Department of Justice<\/a> announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOJ sued the LASD in September 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1415706\/dl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1415706\/dl\">alleging<\/a> that the department had denied citizens their Second Amendment right to bear arms \u201cnot through outright refusal, but through a deliberate pattern of unconscionable delay that renders this constitutional right meaningless in practice.\u201d The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cacd.988982\/gov.uscourts.cacd.988982.36.0.pdf\">settlement<\/a> between the DOJ and LASD will speed up the process for residents seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-a-first-san-francisco-flooded-with-concealed-carry-permit-applications\/\" title=\"In a first, San Francisco Flooded With Concealed Carry Permit Applications\">obtain concealed carry permits<\/a>, and it also requires the sheriff\u2019s department to post data publicly about how long the different stages of the concealed carry permit process have taken.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4687484\/doj-settlement-la-county-sheriffs-department-concealed-carry-permit-delays\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ announces settlement with LA County Sheriff\u2019s Department over \u2018excessive\u2019 concealed carry permit delays<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     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Cook County<\/em> and <em>Grant v. Higgins<\/em>. The two cases deal with state \u201cassault weapons\u201d bans in Cook County, Illinois, and Connecticut, respectively, but are expected to have sweeping implications in other states and jurisdictions that have enacted similar sweeping bans of popular semiautomatic rifles, such as the AR-15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gun rights advocates have been hoping the justices would take up the issue for the past several terms and are\u00a0optimistic\u00a0the Supreme Court could deliver another major victory for them. 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