{"id":2687409,"date":"2026-10-18T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-citys-firearm-permitting-process-is-so-egregious-the-trump-doj-is-now-launching-an-investigation-report\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:19:01","slug":"new-jersey-citys-firearm-permitting-process-is-so-egregious-the-trump-doj-is-now-launching-an-investigation-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-citys-firearm-permitting-process-is-so-egregious-the-trump-doj-is-now-launching-an-investigation-report\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey City&#8217;s Firearm Permitting Process Is so &#8216;Egregious&#8217; the Trump DOJ Is Now Launching an Investigation: Report"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fnew-jersey-citys-firearm-permitting-process-is-so-egregious-the-trump-doj-is-now-launching-an-investigation-report%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=2687409&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 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><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday it was investigating Pennsauken, New Jersey, for violating the Second Amendment rights of citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/gun-laws\/state-gun-laws\/new-jersey\/\">according<\/a> to the National Rifle Association\u2019s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA). Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said in a Wednesday release that the investigation was intended to correct unconstitutional practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI have directed the Civil Rights Division, through our Second Amendment Section, to defend law-abiding citizens from local authorities who infringe on the right to safely carry legal firearms,\u201d Dhillon said. \u201cOur investigation aims to discover if allegations of unconstitutional delays in firearm permitting are true, and if so, to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIndividuals and groups have alleged to us that they have endured extensive delays from Pennsauken in responding to applications for permits to purchase of lawful handguns,\u201d a DOJ officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cWe have not reached any conclusions but will investigate whether there exists a pattern or practice of deprivation of constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Applicants for a concealed carry permit in Pennsauken must provide four references, an address history for the last ten years and submit fingerprints, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/pennsauken.gov\/321\/Firearms-Applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Democratic Mayor Nicole Roberts of Pennsauken did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In a June <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/crt\/media\/1444851\/dl\">letter<\/a> to Democratic Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, Dhillon said that the DOJ was launching a probe into allegations regarding the Philadelphia Police Department\u2019s administration and revocation of the permits under the provisions of the Police Pattern or Practice Act (34 USC 12601). The DOJ also sued San Jose, California, in September, saying its fees for concealed carry permits were so high they violated residents\u2019 Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In August, the Second Amendment Section of the Civil Rights Division settled a lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department (LASD) and Sheriff Robert Luna in September 2025 that accused the department of displaying a \u201cpattern or practice\u201d of infringing Second Amendment rights through unreasonable delays in processing concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit applications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">In the Supreme Court\u2019s official opinion in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas warned that even \u201cshall issue\u201d jurisdictions (which California became after the decision) could face legal action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201c[B]ecause any permitting scheme can be put toward abusive ends, we do not rule out constitutional challenges to shall-issue regimes where, for example, lengthy wait times in processing license applications or exorbitant fees deny ordinary citizens their right to public carry,\u201d Thomas said in a footnote of the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/20-843_7j80.pdf\">opinion<\/a> released in June 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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