This @CivilRights Division’s Second Amendment Section is firmly protecting every law-abiding citizen’s right to carry.
These rights do not protect themselves, & @TheJusticeDept & this administration will ensure that the Second Amendment is NOT a second-class right! pic.twitter.com/450MSBlc19
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) May 6, 2026
…These rights do not protect themselves and that’s true of all of our civil rights. The Fourth Amendment I think is a very important right. The First Amendment.
And so here, this is the first time, however, in American history that the United States Department of Justice is on the side of the citizens in enforcing the Second Amendment.
I’m so excited and proud to be at the helm of that with the full support of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who himself is an active supporter of Second Amendment rights…goes to gun events with me and others here at the DOJ. And we will eventually get to whatever jurisdiction you want to complain about in my DMs and my mentions on X…we will get there.
— Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon
See a great thread on the DOJ’s magazine ban suit here.
We have become so accustomed to and involved with ‘obeying’ or ‘trying to obey’ and debating and going to court over such tyrannical unconstitutional laws that we forgot hanging those creating such tyrannical unconstitutional laws was an option.
Going after Colorado’s mag ban…hmm, m’kay. Nice lip service.
How about putting some of that zeal behind California’s existing Duncan v. Bonta that’s been going for ten years now (since it was Duncan v. Becerra) and has already been ruled as unconstitutional **three times** in federal courts, yet still exists?
As a long-suffering Coloradoan (H/T to our long-suffering California brothers), I welcome the Fed DOJ Civil Rights section targeting the stupidity in Denver. The so-called “assault” weapons ban and the 15-rd magazine ban clearly ignore the “in common use” clause of the US Supreme Court Bruen decision. The Denver Democrats outlawed semi-auto pistols, fer cryin’ out loud. This is low-hanging fruit.
Given a win on this precedent, perhaps my long-suffering California brothers can also have relief.
My only concern is this is fairly late in the Trump administration. The civil rights oppressors can throw sand in the gears, stretching this beyond 2028. We must re-win the presidency (and DOJ) in 2028.
Please come to WA state and help us get rid of the insane anti-gun, anti-2A laws that have been passed by the Democrat Legislature and Governor here.
…but not Massachusetts?