The Justice Department said it believed the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department had violated residents’ Second Amendment rights through delays in issuing the permits.

The DOJ said it is likely that wait times for concealed carry permits are "unduly burdening, or effectively denying" 2nd Amendment rights for Angelenos.

The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department is unlawfully delaying concealed carry permit approvals. The probe, announced by Attorney