AmmoLand reports DOJ opened a probe of Pennsauken, NJ firearm permit delays

Reported by Page 3 – AmmoLand Shooting Sports News. Daily Gun News has not independently confirmed this.

AmmoLand reports that the US Justice Department opened an investigation on October 14 into firearm permit processing in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

According to the AmmoLand report, the inquiry looks at whether the township is using delays in the permit process that are severe and unjustified enough to keep residents from exercising their right to bear arms.

The outlet reports that Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon assigned the matter to the department's Second Amendment Section. AmmoLand says that unit was directed to determine whether the allegations are accurate and, if they are, to correct the problem.

The AmmoLand report does not say what specific delays prompted the investigation, how long Pennsauken applicants have waited, or how many applications are involved. It also does not describe any response from township officials.

Daily Gun News has not reviewed a Justice Department announcement or other primary document on this investigation, so the details above rest on AmmoLand's account. Readers following this issue may recall earlier coverage noting that Bearing Arms reported a DOJ investigation of a New Jersey city over permit delays, as well as the department's civil rights probes of two Connecticut police departments over permit delays.

What is not yet known: the source does not give a timeline for the investigation, does not say what remedies the department might seek, and does not indicate whether any findings will be made public.