SAF Applauds DOJ’s Lawsuit Challenging Long CCW Wait Times In California

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Sept. 30, 2025 — The Second Modification Basis (SAF) introduced help for the Division of Justice’s (DOJ) new lawsuit in opposition to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division difficult the lengthy wait occasions to obtain a hid carry allow (CCW) in California.

The DOJ’s case follows SAF’s personal problem to the identical challenge in CRPA v. LASD. SAF and its companions beforehand received a preliminary injunction in that case, although that injunction was restricted to the named plaintiffs within the case solely. SAF is joined in CRPA v. LASD by the California Rifle and Pistol Affiliation, Gun House owners of America, Gun House owners Basis, Gun House owners of California and a number of other people.

“This can be a landmark lawsuit in that it’s the primary time the Division of Justice has ever filed a case in help of gun house owners,” mentioned SAF Govt Director Adam Kraut. “We’re thrilled to see the federal authorities step up and defend the Second Modification rights of residents and hope this sample continues across the nation.”

As famous within the DOJ’s grievance: “For the roughly 2,768 pending functions for a brand new license to hold a hid firearm, interviews are already scheduled for as late as November 2026 — greater than two years after some functions have been first filed.”

“There isn’t any doubt the DOJ’s lawsuit is a shot throughout the bow letting everybody know the federal authorities is not going to tolerate infringements on the Second Modification rights of Individuals,” mentioned SAF founder and Govt Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “It’s additionally no shock this case was filed in California because the state is without doubt one of the worst for abusing the constitutional rights of its residents. SAF has quite a few ongoing lawsuits in California, and we’ll proceed to struggle to make sure the suitable to maintain and bear arms isn’t relegated to a second-class proper.”

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The Second Modification Basis (saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt schooling, analysis, publishing and authorized motion group devoted to safeguarding and selling the elemental rights of people enshrined within the Second Modification of the USA Structure. SAF engages in aggressive authorized motion to make sure the rules of armed self-defense, private liberty, and the possession of arms are defended, secured, and restored. By means of public schooling initiatives, SAF teaches the significance of the Second Modification to advertise a society that values and workouts the suitable to maintain and bear arms.