Today, the Justice Department opened an investigation into Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut, to determine whether they unnecessarily delay the issuance of firearm permits to their residents. The Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear firearms — including the right to carry firearms. The investigation will focus on the Middletown and Waterbury police departments’ permitting systems.“All law-abiding Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms for self‑defense,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This right is not a luxury reserved for a privileged few, but a fundamental
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