Court Issues Partial Injunction In LA CCW Case
CRPA has finally received a ruling on its motion for preliminary injunction in CRPA vs. LASD, our case challenging various issues with CCW permit issuance in California, including lengthy wait times, high fees, discretionary denials, the psychological exam, and nonresident carry.
In a mixed opinion, the Judge decided to grant limited relief on the waiting time issue, but only as to the two named plaintiffs. The Court agreed that whatever “lengthy wait times” may mean, clearly 18 months is too long.
The Court also granted relief on nonresident carry, ruling that California must allow nonresidents to apply for a permit, and ordered the Parties to come to a proposed judgment on how this should be implemented.
The Judge declined, for now, to rule that California must honor the CCW permits issued by other states. The Court also denied relief on the high fees issue, arguing that we had not made it sufficiently clear that this issue comes within the plain text of the Second Amendment. Similarly, relief was denied on the psychological exam issue.
While the ruling is disappointing in several ways, we are glad we scored some wins for the time being, and we now have a roadmap on what the Court would like to see in order for CRPA to prevail on the remainder of the issues.
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