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The case follows an extensive investigation launched back in March, after the DOJ was flooded with complaints from residents claiming county officials were deliberately blocking them from obtaining concealed carry permits.
The findings from that investigation are jaw-dropping. Out of 8,000 concealed carry permit applications, Los Angeles County approved just two.
Two.
That’s not a typo — and it’s happening in one of America’s most crime-ridden metro areas, where carjackings, home invasions, and violent assaults have become daily realities. Instead of protecting citizens, the county built a bureaucratic wall to keep them defenseless.
It took county officials nearly two months to even respond to the DOJ’s initial request for data. When they finally did, investigators found a nightmare of red tape. Some applicants were told they’d have to wait up to two years just to get an interview — not an approval, just an interview.
“Citizens living in high-crime areas cannot afford to wait to protect themselves with firearms while Los Angeles County dithers,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, now heading the Civil Rights Division, is bringing the hammer down. Known for her fearless defense of individual liberties, Dhillon made it clear she’s not backing off.
“The Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” Dhillon declared.
She blasted Los Angeles County for what she called an “egregious pattern and practice” of stonewalling citizens who simply want to exercise their constitutional freedoms.
Dhillon’s criticism hits home. This is the same Los Angeles County that has spent years talking about “reimagining public safety” — all while crime spirals out of control. It’s the same place where Soros-backed prosecutors let repeat offenders roam free while law-abiding citizens are treated like criminals for trying to defend themselves.
The Supreme Court has already ruled that the right to carry a firearm for self-defense is non-negotiable. Yet Los Angeles County acted like those rulings didn’t apply to them.
What’s really happening here is part of a much larger trend. For years, Democrats haven’t been able to ban guns outright — so they’ve found another way: weaponizing the bureaucracy.
By drowning citizens in paperwork, delays, and arbitrary “reviews,” they’ve made exercising a constitutional right nearly impossible. For someone living in South Los Angeles or East L.A., being told to wait two years for a permit could literally mean the difference between life and death.
This is how the left plays the game — they know they can’t win on principle, so they use government machinery to exhaust and discourage ordinary Americans who just want to protect their families.
But not anymore. This lawsuit marks a major turning point in how the federal government handles constitutional violations. For the first time, the Department of Justice is stepping up to defend gun owners — not punish them.
For decades, individual citizens and small advocacy groups have been forced to fight these battles alone, pouring their savings into legal fees just to uphold rights that are supposed to be guaranteed. Now, they’ve got the full power of the federal government behind them.
And California Democrats are reportedly panicking. If Los Angeles County’s unconstitutional behavior can’t stand, other blue strongholds like San Francisco and Chicago could soon find themselves under similar federal scrutiny.
The Trump Administration has sent a thunderous message to every leftist bureaucrat in America: follow the Constitution, or face the consequences.
With Pam Bondi and Harmeet Dhillon leading the charge, the DOJ is showing that it won’t sit back while citizens’ rights are shredded by political agendas. The fight for the Second Amendment just entered a new phase — and this time, freedom finally has the upper hand.
