{"id":254280,"date":"2026-07-29T13:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=254280"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:24:08","slug":"doj-philadelphia-gun-permit-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/doj-philadelphia-gun-permit-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Investigates Philadelphia Over Revoked Gun Carry Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Back in May, we covered<\/a> the unusual case of five members of Philadelphia’s Black Lion Party for International Solidarity losing their concealed carry permits after a tense confrontation with police. At the time, the group argued the city was using Pennsylvania’s vague “good cause” standard to punish them for exercising their First and Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, the U.S. Department of Justice is officially<\/a> taking a closer look. And that’s what makes this story much bigger than a dispute involving one activist group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division announced it had opened an investigation into whether the Philadelphia Police Department improperly uses the city’s “good cause” standard to revoke licenses to carry firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the department, the investigation will focus on whether officials are relying on vague, discretionary standards that violate the Second Amendment<\/a>. The DOJ also made clear that its investigation “does not support any armed obstruction of federal or local law enforcement.”<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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