() The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging the department has infringed on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

The agency says it has received complaints of unreasonable delays for concealed-carry weapons permits and is filing the suit on behalf of law-abiding applicants.

“The Second Amendment protects the fundamental constitutional right of law-abiding citizens to bear arms,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Los Angeles County may not like that right, but the Constitution does not allow them to infringe upon it. This Department of Justice will continue to fight for the Second Amendment.”

According to the DOJ, the Civil Rights Division of the agency received complaints about delays that go beyond California’s statutory requirements for concealed-carry permits.

In a press release, the agency said an analysis of data found that the LA County Sheriff’s Department only approved two permits from more than 8,000 applicants. The agency also said the sheriff’s department was setting interviews to approve licenses as far out as two years after an application was submitted.

The agency asked for anyone who applied for a concealed-carry permit in LA or any other jurisdiction and did not get a decision within four months of applying to contact them at Community.2ndAmendmentCA@usdoj.gov.