City's Gun Fee Sparks DOJ Fury
Glendale, California wants nearly $2,000 from first-time concealed carry applicants, and the Department of Justice isn't having it. In a video from Colion Noir, the host breaks down a DOJ letter demanding the city stop enforcing fees that have climbed from $100 to over $1,000 for new applications, with renewals jumping from $50 to $826 before add-on costs push the total toward $1,300.
Snapshot
Colion Noir's video examines a Justice Department letter warning Glendale to stop charging concealed carry fees that now approach $2,000 for new applicants, alongside the DOJ's suit against San Jose and a Bruen footnote on exorbitant fees. His main argument is that licensing and training mandates let unfriendly governments price people out of carrying, though no court has ruled on Glendale yet.
Key points
- DOJ letter dated October 28: Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon told Glendale to stop enforcing the fees or face a lawsuit, calling them regulations that block ordinary citizens from carrying for self-defense.
- Real numbers: first-time applicants face roughly $2,000 all-in, renewals run about $1,300, up from fees as low as $50-$100 not long ago.
- Not an isolated case: the DOJ sued San Jose last month over a separate $1,591 carry-license fee, per the video.
- Legal backdrop: Colion Noir points to a Bruen footnote where the Supreme Court said it wouldn't rule out challenges to "exorbitant fees" that effectively deny the right to carry.
- No ruling yet: Glendale has only received a letter, not a lawsuit, so the city could still fight or fold before anything is settled in court.
Quick take
Colion Noir argues this is exactly why licensing and mandated training schemes are risky: they hand hostile jurisdictions a legal way to price people out of a constitutional right without technically banning anything. Worth watching if you live somewhere fees have been creeping up, since Glendale's outcome could set the tone for what other cities try next.
Watch the full video: Colion Noir