Trump’s DOJ Probing Blue City Over Concealed Carry Permits
The Second Amendment Section of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced Tuesday it was investigating Philadelphia over its handling of concealed carry permits. Pennsylvania is officially a “shall…
The Second Amendment Section of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced Tuesday it was investigating Philadelphia over its handling of concealed carry permits.
Pennsylvania is officially a “shall issue” state with regards to concealed carry permits, with its laws requiring authorities to issue the permits if people meet certain qualifications. In a Tuesday letter to Philadelphia Democratic Mayor Cherelle Parker, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said that the DOJ was looking into allegations regarding the Philadelphia Police Department’s administration and revocation of the permits under the provisions of the Police Pattern or Practice Act (34 USC 12601).
“The investigation will evaluate the PPD’s policies and practices regarding issuance and revocation of licenses to carry firearms and the PPD’s enforcement of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act of 1995,” Dhillon wrote.
“The Department will be assessing law enforcement practices under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution,” Dhillon added. “Our investigation will focus on the lawful exercise of rights only; this investigation does not support or condone any armed criminal activity or criminal obstruction of federal or local law enforcement.”
Parker didn’t respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
The Second Amendment Section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was established on Dec. 4, 2025, to carry out President Donald Trump’s Feb. 7, 2025,