Pennsylvania: Lehigh County Right-to-Carry permit fee under fire

Lehigh County officials are scrambling to figure out if Sheriff Ron Rossi's office has been illegally overcharging gun owners for licenses to carry concealed firearms.The sheriff's office sent legislation to the county commissioners this week asking for the fee to be increased from $25 -- the amount set by state law -- to $38. While other counties also charge more than $25 for such licenses, Rossi's staff began charging the higher fee years ago without legislative approval, spurring a slew of questions and criticism at this week's commissioners' meeting.

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