The U.S. Justice Department has sued the City of San Jose and its police department for imposing what officials call an unconstitutional fee on residents seeking to carry firearms.
The fee reaches nearly $1,600 per license and stands as the highest in the nation, far above charges in cities such as New York, Washington D.C., Boston and Chicago, says the U.S. Department of Justice.
Officials argue that the cost blocks ordinary citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights and amounts to an improper barrier to self-defense.
The department highlights a key passage from Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon stating that all law-abiding Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense and that this right is not a luxury reserved for a privileged few but a fundamental element of our republic.
Dhillon added that charging a fee several times higher than the cost of the firearm itself is illogical and an unconstitutional attempt to impede Americans’ Second Amendment rights.
The Civil Rights Division’s Second Amendment Section is handling enforcement and encourages individuals who believe their rights have been violated to submit complaints through the department’s website.
Investigators note that the Supreme Court has previously ruled such exorbitant fees violate constitutional protections.
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