One of the best things recently fired U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her tenure to help bolster the right of lawful Americans to keep and bear arms was set up a Second Amendment Section within the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Section.
And according to a recent Washington Times report, section leaders there are gearing up to challenge anti-gun state laws throughout the nation. The Times report chronicled an appearance by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on the “Dana Loesch Show,” where she said her organization was actively hiring Second Amendment attorneys to pursue challenges to unconstitutional laws wherever they find them.
The report quickly drew the attention of gun-rights group Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Alan Gottlieb, CCRKBA chairman, said his organization is happy with the direction the section is going.
“We’re calling this a progress report on what the Trump administration announced last year regarding Second Amendment scrutiny on local gun regulations,” Gottlieb said in a news release praising the office. “Based on what we know so far, it looks like progress is being made, and it can’t happen too soon for America’s beleaguered gun owners, especially in jurisdictions such as California, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.”
Gottlieb specifically praised Assistant AG Dhillon for her dedication to ensure Second Amendment rights are restored.
“Harmeet Dhillon is like a breath of fresh air at an agency which historically has remained mute when state legislatures have adopted restrictive gun laws that cannot possibly pass the constitutional smell test,” Gottlieb said. “Her goal of seeing unconstitutional gun laws struck down before her time on the job comes to an end is ambitious, but we’re hoping she can follow through and finish the task. So much needs to be done to restore the Second Amendment to its full potential.”
Gottlieb said that American gun owners are tired of seeing anti-gun politicians, allied with the billionaire-backed gun prohibition lobby, constantly eroding fundamental rights.
“It definitely looks like the Civil Rights Division under Dhillon is determined to give the Second Amendment some teeth,” he said.
Ultimately, Gottlieb believes that while there’s a long way to go, the work of the new Second Amendment Section is definitely headed in the right direction.
“The right to keep and bear arms is as fundamental as free speech, freedom of the press, religion, the right to legal counsel and all the other rights protected by the Bill of Rights,” Gottlieb said. “Some in Congress and state legislatures may have forgotten, but it looks like Ms. Dhillon is determined to remind them. For that, she deserves our support, and a round of applause.”
