DOJ Sues LA Sheriff Over Concealed‑Carry Delays
The Justice Department has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in its first-ever gun-rights enforcement action, alleging unconstitutional delays in processing concealed‑carry permit applications and citing DOJ statistics that of more than 8,000 applications (including almost 4,000 between January 2024 and March 2025) only two were approved. The LASD disputed those figures—spokesperson Nicole Nishida said the CCW Unit "has been issuing permits at a significantly increased rate"—while Republican figures including Attorney General Pam Bondi and attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon have framed the suit as part of a national GOP push to expand Second Amendment access.
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📌 Key Facts
- The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff over alleged delays in processing concealed‑carry (CCW) permit applications.
- The DOJ says that, overall, out of more than 8,000 CCW applications only two were approved; it separately cites almost 4,000 applications submitted between January 2024 and March 2025 with only two approvals in that span.
- LASD spokesperson Nicole Nishida responded that the LASD CCW Unit "has been issuing permits at a significantly increased rate," a direct departmental rebuttal to the DOJ's statistics.
- The Fox News report includes on‑the‑record quotes from Attorney General Pam Bondi and attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon, who frame the lawsuit as part of a national Republican legal push to expand Second Amendment access.
- The coverage emphasizes the political context of the litigation, presenting it as a GOP‑led legal effort involving the Trump DOJ against a Democratic‑led county.
📚 Contextual Background
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes search warrants at residences and family homes as part of criminal investigations.
- The Office for Civil Rights is an office within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigates incidents of targeted violence.
- Debarment is a federal administrative process that can render an entity ineligible to receive federal grants.
- YouTube and its parent company Alphabet agreed to pay a total of $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Donald J. Trump over the temporary suspension of his YouTube account after the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack.
- Federal prosecutors commonly resolve federal criminal charges through plea agreements, which typically result in a sentence below the statutory maximum.
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Blue city crime drives Trump DOJ battle with major Democrat-led county on concealed carry rights
New information:
- Fox News article quotes LASD spokesperson Nicole Nishida saying the LASD CCW Unit 'has been issuing permits at a significantly increased rate,' a direct departmental rebuttal to the DOJ's statistics.
- Article repeats and emphasizes DOJ statistic that 'out of more than 8,000 applications, only two were approved,' and separately cites 'almost 4,000 applications' between January 2024 and March 2025 with two approvals.
- Includes on‑the‑record quotes from Attorney General Pam Bondi and attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon framing the suit as part of a national GOP legal push on Second Amendment access.