In February, President Trump issued an executive order to Attorney General Pam Bondi requiring that she establish a plan of action to “examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies (agencies) to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens, and present a proposed plan of action to the President, through the Domestic Policy Advisor, to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.”
She’s apparently developed that plan and delivered it to the President, though it hasn’t been made public yet. As a part I of that initiative, however, the AG has announced the establishment of a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force.
You can read her memo to all DOJ employees, below . . .
Note the use of the word “enforcement” here. As AG Bondi notes, the task force is principally charged with developing and executing strategies to use litigation and policy to advance, protect, and promote compliance with the Second Amendment.
That remit opens up a lot of possibilities. In addition to a total rethink of a range of current ATF enforcement practices and rules, it could potentially include prosecution of states and elected officials who actively work to restrict citizens’ gun rights. That could arguably include those who have passed and enforce a range of gun control laws that limit or violate individuals’ gun rights as have been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
Under federal law it is a crime to deprive a person of their constitutional rights. Though many — including a significant number in the judiciary — wish it weren’t so, that includes gun rights which are enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
As the DOJ itself makes clear . . .
Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.
For the purpose of Section 242, acts under “color of law” include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within their lawful authority, but also acts done beyond the bounds of that official’s lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin of the victim.
Think about it. By that description, it includes Governors, state Attorneys General, legislators, law enforcement officers, and many, many more.
The only question is how far Bondi and her new task force will be willing to press the matter. We’ll be watching this closely. You should, too.
I remember there were libertarians who were against the federal government enforcing civil rights laws, in the states, in the 1970s. And in the 1960s. And in the 1950s. And in the 1940s. And in the …
President Trump understands history. He also understands that the congress is not made up of reliable republicans. So he is using his executive authority.
Something that a libertarian president would never ever do.
But they would use their “magic wand” to legalize drugs. And in doing so, ignore the legislative process.
Now who wants to bet, $$$, that Trump has ordered the AG to start federal prosecutions of elected government officials who violate the civil rights of the law abiding.
They haven’t said what they are going to do.
Maybe they want to surprise everyone.
If this is all true, then there should be Constitutional carry nationwide, immediately
The president doesn’t have a magic wand. Even if the libertarians think he really has one.
But the president does have executive authority. And he can order his AG to look for violations. But it’s up to her to find evidence and prosecute the accused.
I have confidence that we will see charges brought very soon.
They will be a great distraction.
Indeed.
Bureau of weapons rights.
What will people say when only democrats are accused and charged with civil rights violations???
Just like it was only democrats being charged in the 1960s.
Got another of those ‘dubious’ sneaky spamBS creeps with the user ‘jalalive’ post, He put a link in his user name to advertise a foreign site of very questionable origin to regurgitate links to advertise.
“I support the Second Amendment…
—- Kamala Harris 2024”
Kamala Harris should be very happy that a President and DOJ came along to support the second amendment.
😂
Please go after Washington State; the Democrats are ruining this state. The Governor and the legislature are corrupt criminals. Set up a special prison on McNeil Island.