The Justice Department told Glendale, California it will file suit unless the city stops collecting steep fees for licenses to carry firearms in public. Harmeet Dhillon sent that notice on October 28, 2026 to the mayor, Police Chief Robert William, and city attorney Michael Garcia.

Glendale lifted the first-time application charge from $100 to $1,078 and the renewal charge from $50 to $826. Other charges push a new license to about $2,000 and a renewal to about $1,300, which Dhillon said prices ordinary people out of the Second Amendment right to carry guns for self-defense.

The department will sue the city and police over the licensing program unless Glendale immediately stops collecting those fees and admits they are unconstitutional.