{"id":2670036,"date":"2026-09-25T15:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-minnesota-over-30-day-waiting-period-to-buy-guns-infringes-on-citizens-right-to-self-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T15:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:44:04","slug":"doj-sues-minnesota-over-30-day-waiting-period-to-buy-guns-infringes-on-citizens-right-to-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-minnesota-over-30-day-waiting-period-to-buy-guns-infringes-on-citizens-right-to-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Sues Minnesota Over 30-Day Waiting Period to Buy Guns \u2013 Infringes on Citizens&#8217; Right to Self-Defense"},"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\">34<\/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-sues-minnesota-over-30-day-waiting-period-to-buy-guns-infringes-on-citizens-right-to-self-defense%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=2670036&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 article reports that the U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, including the cities of minneapolis and St. Paul, challenging their firearm permit waiting period laws. Minnesota requires residents seeking firearm permits-including for handguns and certain rifles-to wait at least 30 days, often extending to 60 days, before acquiring a firearm. Officials argue that this waiting period infringes on Second Amendment rights, emphasizing that individuals have the constitutional right to defend themselves immediately, especially in their homes. the DOJ contends that the state&#8217;s procedures effectively create unconstitutional delays, and they are seeking a permanent injunction to remove these restrictions. Critics and advocacy groups assert that such waiting periods violate constitutional rights and are not supported by history or tradition of firearm regulation. The lawsuit highlights discrepancies between concealed carry permits and general firearm permits, noting that most permit requests are for non-concealed firearms. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-puts-freedom-of-press-on-trial-in-nashville-trans-shooter-manifesto-battle\/\" title=\"Judge Challenges Press Freedom in Nashville Trans Shooter &#039;Manifesto&#039; Case\">case underscores ongoing tensions<\/a> over gun rights and firearm regulation in the United States.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Minnesota and two major cities so that state residents wanting to protect themselves with their firearms can do so without government interference.<\/p>\n<p>The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are being sued along with the state government over state law that means anyone seeking a permit for a regulated weapon, which includes handguns and some rifles, must wait at least 30 days, according to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-sues-minnesota-st-paul-and-minneapolis-over-firearm-purchase-waiting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, the waiting periods in St. Paul and Minneapolis are often 60 days, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court held that the home is where the need for defense of self, family, and property is most acute. When a person needs to defend their home, they need to defend it now, not thirty to sixty days from now,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaw-abiding citizens do not need government permission to purchase a firearm, and forcing a citizen who has already passed a background check to wait up to sixty days to obtain a firearm is intolerable under the Constitution,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Second Amendment is not a second-class right! MN\u2019s restriction of civil rights behind waiting periods is unconstitutional and indefensible. @CivilRights Division\u2019s Second Amendment Section will continue to defend the Second Amendment as a FUNDAMENTAL civil right.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/UqFwuWfHZf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2103221664653746439?\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Second Amendment is not a second-class right! MN\u2019s restriction of civil rights behind waiting periods is unconstitutional and indefensible,\u201d Dhillon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2103221664653746439\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to protecting Minnesotans\u2019 right to purchase firearms and we will not tolerate procedures that are wielded in a way that impairs that right,\u201d U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for the District of Minnesota said in the DOJ release.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1462611\/dl\">lawsuit<\/a> noted that state rules for concealed carry permits and those for citizens simply wanting a gun to defend their homes are different, and that 93 percent of the permits requested are not for concealed carry.<\/p>\n<p>A Minnesota resident wanting a handgun must ask permission from the local chief of police or county sheriff.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ just sued the State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul over the state\u2019s permit to purchase and waiting period scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Nowhere in the 2nd Amendment does it say \u201cshall not be infringed, pending a 30-day review.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bnGpuuoCI4\">pic.twitter.com\/bnGpuuoCI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Association for Gun Rights (@gunrights) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gunrights\/status\/2103175295498916063?\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials have at least 30 days to review the application, which is only good for one year.<\/p>\n<p>When law enforcement goes beyond the 30-day period, citizens have no form of redress for the delays, meaning police agencies can stall without any consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota system \u201ceffectively creates a waiting period of up to 30 days to purchase handguns and regulated rifles,\u201d the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey look what <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CivilRights?\">@CivilRights<\/a> just dropped on the state of Minnesota! \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>From the complaint: \u201cThe State\u2019s permit to purchase and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >waiting period regulatory scheme violates<\/a> the Second Amendment for the more than ninety percent of Minnesota citizens who do not have a carry permit.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LRLkWgDmAi\">pic.twitter.com\/LRLkWgDmAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hannahhill_sc\/status\/2103169713173885180?\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants will not be able to rebut the presumption of unconstitutionality because they will not be able to show that the State\u2019s waiting period is consistent with the nation\u2019s history and tradition of firearms regulation,\u201d the lawsuit continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is seeking a permanent injunction that would end enforcement of the laws.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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