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Trump civil rights chief explains Second Amendment legal strategy
Fox News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has launched an unprecedented legal campaign suing California and Virginia over their gun laws, aiming to expand Second Amendment protections nationwide.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon revealed the DOJ has filed over a dozen lawsuits challenging various firearm restrictions, targeting laws in Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles County, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington D.C.
- This litigation strategy marks a shift from previous administrations by proactively filing lawsuits to establish broad constitutional precedent rather than merely defending gun rights in court.
- Recent lawsuits challenge Virginia's ban on certain semiautomatic firearms and California's restrictions on Glock-style pistols and its handgun roster system, following the Supreme Court's reaffirmation of the Second Amendment as a fundamental right.
- State officials, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, defend their laws as necessary safety measures to reduce gun violence and protect communities.
