Well, folks, here's something you don't see every day - the Department of Justice actually taking a pro-2A stance. The DOJ has reached a settlement with Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna's department that, if approved, will force LASD to stop stringing along carry permit applicants for years on end.
Let me break down what happened. The DOJ sued LASD back in September 2025, and the numbers were embarrassing - in just over a year, they received nearly 4,000 new carry license applications and issued... wait for it... TWO. Two permits. Meanwhile, applicants were getting interview dates scheduled for 2026 - two years after they applied. The average wait time was 281 days, median was 372 days, and some poor folks were stuck waiting over 1,000 days. That's not a permitting system - that's a denial machine dressed up in bureaucratic clothing.
Under the proposed settlement, LASD will be under federal court oversight for four years. They'll have to publish their processing times, report delay complaints, and let DOJ verify their numbers. If they drag their feet again, the DOJ can take them back to court.
Now, is this perfect? Absolutely not. We shouldn't need a permit to exercise a Constitutionally-protected right in the first place. And let's be clear - this only lasts as long as a friendly administration wants to enforce it. A different DOJ could walk away from this faster than you can say "shall not be infringed." That's exactly why we need national constitutional carry or at minimum, nationwide reciprocity. Our rights shouldn't depend on who occupies the White House or whether some sheriff in California feels like honoring the Constitution.
But for now, if you live in LA County and've been waiting years for your carry permit, there's finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett needs to approve this thing first, but if she does, accountability is coming. And frankly, this sets a precedent that other anti-gun jurisdictions would be foolish to ignore.
We'll keep an eye on it. You keep exercising your rights while you can.