The Department of Justice recently created a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force to protect American citizens’ constitutional right to possess firearms.
“For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right. No more,” a DOJ statement said. “It is the policy of this Department of Justice to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.”
The Second Amendment Task Force will advance President Trump’s agenda on gun legislation while easing regulation on ownership laws.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi will chair the special unit, while Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will serve as vice chair.
Staff from the Offices of the Associate Attorney General, Solicitor General, Civil Division and Civil Rights Division in the DOJ, the FBI, and the Criminal Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives will also participate.
Here’s the complete statement regarding the creation of the 2nd Amendment Task Force at the Department of Justice:
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
FROM: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
SUBJECT: Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force
For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right ofAmericans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right. No more. It is the policy of this Department of Justice to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.
President Trump has made protecting the Second Amendment rights a priority for this administration. As he explained, “[t]he Second Amendment is an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty,” because it “is foundational to maintaining all other rights held by Americans.” Executive Order 14206 § 1 (Protecting Second Amendment Rights). To that end, President Trump has directed me to propose a plan of action designed “to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.” Id. § 2(a).
As one element of a comprehensive plan of action that I am proposing to the President, I am hereby creating a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. This task force will continue the Department’s ongoing work to implement Executive Order 14206 and protect the fundamental right secured by the Second Amendment. 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.
I [AG Bondi] will serve as the Chair of the Task Force and the Associate Attorney General will serve as the Vice Chair. The Task Force will be further composed of representatives from my personal staff, the Office ofthe Deputy Attorney General, the Office of the Associate Attorney General, the Office ofthe Solicitor General, the Civil Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Criminal Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal Bureau oflnvestigation, and any other components or representatives that I may from time to time designate to assist in the Task Force’s labors.
