Court issues partial preliminary injunction in LA CCW case

The CRPA has finally received a decision on its motion for a preliminary injunction in CRPA v. LASD. Our case involves several aspects of the issuance of CCW permits in California, including long wait times, high fees, discretionary denials, the psychological evaluation, and the carrying of weapons by nonresidents.

In a mixed ruling, the judge decided to grant limited relief on the waiting period issue, but only for the two named plaintiffs. The court agreed that 18 months is clearly too long, whatever “long waiting periods” might mean.

The court also granted relief regarding nonresidents' ability to carry firearms, ruling that California must allow nonresidents to apply for a permit, and ordered the parties to draft a proposed ruling on how this should be implemented.

The judge declined, for now, to rule that California must recognize CCW permits issued by other states. The court also denied relief on the high-fee issue, saying we had not made it sufficiently clear that this issue is in the plain language of the Second Amendment. Relief on the psychological examination issue was also denied.

While the ruling is disappointing in some respects, we are pleased to have had some initial successes and to have a roadmap to meet the Court's requirements to enable the CRPA to prevail on the remaining issues.

Help us continue the fight for Bruen-compliant CCW processes in EVERY county in California!