The Justice Department (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LACSD) Tuesday, alleging it is intentionally delaying residents’ concealed carry applications.

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, lists the LACSD and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, a Democrat, as defendants. It alleges that the department has “systematically denied thousands of law-abiding Californians their fundamental Second Amendment right to bear arms outside the home.”

According to state law, Californians are required to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon in public. Residents of Los Angeles County must submit an application to the LACSD. The........

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