The DOJ’s new Second Amendment enforcement effort is now colliding with Virginia’s 2026 gun control package, as Harmeet Dhillon warns the state could face federal litigation over unconstitutional firearm restrictions.
The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss Texas v. ATF, a landmark challenge to the Biden administration’s “engaged in the business” rule. Gun rights advocates say the move marks a major victory for private gun sales, collectors, and hobbyists who feared the ATF’s expanded dealer definition would criminalize ordinary conduct.
DOJ and ATF have reversed course once again, now telling courts that a new frames and receivers rule is on the way. The move keeps the legal fight alive in VanDerStok and Defense Distributed while raising fresh concerns for hobbyists, manufacturers, and gun rights advocates.
The Civil Rights Division of the Trump administration Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief defending the Second Amendment against infringements imposed by the Massachusetts handgun roster.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant order in a high-profile Second Amendment lawsuit, denying the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to delay proceedings further.
The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging the city’s draconian gun registration laws that unlawfully prohibit law-abiding American citizens from owning semi-automatic firearms like the AR-15.
The Justice Department accuses the defendants of systematically violating the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens through unconstitutional policies and practices related to firearm licensing.
Many hope the new section will address states’ abuses of the Second Amendment, but are also concerned about the DOJ’s previous actions.
Timothy Durkin is facing years in prison for not having a federal firearms license (FFL) even though he never sold a gun.
The DOJ has now filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the petitioners, arguing that Hawaii’s law infringes on Americans’ constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.
Trump DOJ declares DC magazine ban unconstitutional, moves to vacate conviction in landmark Second Amendment reversal.
The DOJ is prepared to defend the ATF’s “engaged in the business” rule despite the President’s executive order on Second Amendment cases.
“The media is sadly attempting to create a climate of fear and smear law enforcement. These smears are contributing to our ICE law enforcement officers facing 1,000% increase in assaults against them,”
DOJ and ATF press releases now emphasize fairness, discretion, and respect for the Second Amendment. But the lawyers still handling the case are the same ones who defended the rule under Biden—and they’re refusing to let go.
The Trump DOJ’s brief in Vincent v. Bondi shows a smart play to protect the Second Amendment—reviving rights restoration while sidestepping a risky Supreme Court fight that could set bad precedent.
In less than 1 week since DHS launched its recruitment campaign, 80,000+ Americans applied to join ICE. Now ICE will waive age limits for new applicants so even more patriots will qualify…
Murderers, rapists, terrorists, and child pedophiles—ICE is recruiting patriotic, brave Americans to remove these criminal illegal aliens from America’s streets…
federal judge in southern Illinois has ordered five Mississippi men to pay nearly $120,000 in fines and restitution after they admitted to illegally poaching trophy whitetail deer
President Trump & Secretary Noem stand with the victims of illegal alien crime. It is absolutely repulsive that a judge freed this monster and allowed him to walk free on Illinois’s streets…
Proposed rule creates path for law-abiding Americans who have paid for their crimes to regain their GOD-given Second Amendment freedoms.
…the sheriff’s department to determine whether it is resisting pro-Second Amendment caselaw by “engaging in a pattern or practice of depriving ordinary, law-abiding Californians of their Second Amendment rights”
It’s with an eye toward determining how these 10 choices were selected for DOJ’s initial offering that prompted this FOIA request.
Taranto’s attorney had characterized this position in a court filing as “truly astonishing,” as well as “contradictory, unfair, and most importantly not legally sound.”
Trump’s Solicitor General is asking for more time on whether to appeal a case that could overturn the federal gun ban on marijuana users. Courts are increasingly skeptical that the ban is constitutional.
Dan Bongino is known for his unapologetic support of the Second Amendment, and as the newly appointed Deputy Director of the FBI, his stance on gun rights is more important than ever.
The federal government has seized over 350 websites selling Glock switches and silencers imported from China.
In recent events surrounding the AutoKeyCard prosecution case, Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Laura Cofer Taylor faced significant backlash for a motion she filed.
The official Biden Administration law enforcement position is that the Hunter Biden gun story is none of our business.
In a press release issued on December 21, 2018, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker announced the rescission of 69 guidance documents the Department of Justice (DOJ) believes are unnecessary.
Not only is this a First Amendment victory for free speech, it also is a devastating blow to the gun prohibition lobby…