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Monday, December 15, 2025In a landmark accomplishment in furtherance of President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on the Second Amendment, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the creation of a new section under its Civil Rights Division - the first ever dedicated to protecting the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
The Second Amendment Section, headed by Acting Chief Andrew Darlington, listed the following as its purpose and objectives in “secur[ing] the natural firearm rights of law-abiding American citizens:”
The mission of the 2nd Amendment Section is to ensure that law-abiding American citizens may responsibly possess, carry, and use firearms. The 2nd Amendment Section will work diligently to investigate law enforcement agencies that engage in a pattern or practice of infringing on law-abiding citizens’ 2nd Amendment rights, as well as be proactive in searching for litigation opportunities to secure such rights. The 2nd Amendment Section will also seek opportunities to advance a broad interpretation of the 2nd Amendment via statements of interest, motions to intervene, amicus briefs, and original lawsuits where applicable on behalf of Americans across the country. All attorneys within the 2nd Amendment Section will advocate with zeal on behalf of the United States of America in furtherance of all objectives as tasked.In a
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, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Civil Rights Division, said she’s been working on making the Second Amendment Section a reality since she arrived at the DOJ, and her message was good news for America’s millions of gun owners.
She began by affirming her belief that the Second Amendment is not a second-class right and that she’s “really excited about this [new section],” adding that, “For the first time, the DOJ Civil Rights Division and the DOJ at large will be protecting and advancing our citizens’ right to bear arms as part of our civil rights work.”
The focus of upcoming enforcement actions will include addressing jurisdictions with “multi-thousand dollar costs for citizens to apply for concealed carry permits” and “other jurisdictions [] having unreasonably long delays.” Further, the assistant attorney general highlighted jurisdictions that “are outlawing guns that should be protected by the Second Amendment under the recent Supreme Court precedents.” Dhillon noted, “States cannot interfere with the right of law-abiding citizens to carry commonly-used firearms.”
Dhillon concluded with a cheerful “[s]tay tuned, you’re going to see a lot more action from this Department of Justice to protect your Second Amendment rights.”
In a separate interview for NEWSMAX, Assistant AG Dhillon also expressed her support for a national reciprocity law as a logical part of this general push for increased protection and recognition of gun rights. “[W]e really do need to have some national respect and reciprocity,” she said, mentioning how her own concealed carry permit for the District of Columbia doesn’t extend to the adjoining jurisdictions so “I have to go through paperwork to get that done and that’s a real pain.” She noted that “there’s so many other areas of the law in which this is required,” referring to a Glock pistol she brought with her from California that has, in the meantime, been outlawed by that state, “so this is kind of nonsense.”
Predictably, gun control groups are less than thrilled with the invigorated defense of this civil right.........
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