Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced the formation of a new Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force, established under the direction of President Donald Trump. The initiative is a direct response to an executive order issued earlier this year, which mandated a review of federal agency policies for potential infringements on gun owners’ constitutional rights.
The task force’s primary objective is to identify and challenge any executive branch policies that unlawfully restrict the Second Amendment rights of American citizens.
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In a press release, Bondi criticized previous administrations for implementing measures that “placed an undue burden on gun owners and vendors by targeting law-abiding citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment rights.” The new task force aims to advance President Trump’s pro-Second Amendment agenda and ensure federal agencies comply with constitutional standards.
“The task force will combine department-wide policy and litigation resources to advance President Trump’s pro-gun agenda and protect gun owners from overreach,” Bondi stated.
In a department-wide memo, Bondi reiterated the administration’s stance on Second Amendment protections, asserting, “For too long, the Second Amendment … has been treated as a second-class right. 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 initiative originates from Executive Order 14206, titled “Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” issued by President Trump. The order outlines a plan to safeguard gun rights and directs the attorney general to implement measures to ensure protection of these rights across all federal departments.
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“President Trump has made protecting the Second Amendment rights a priority for this administration,” Bondi noted in the memo. “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.’”
Bondi further elaborated on the task force’s mission: “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.”
The announcement follows the Justice Department’s repeal of a Biden-era “zero tolerance” policy that targeted licensed firearms dealers for minor clerical errors. This policy had resulted in license revocations for gun sellers over paperwork mistakes, leading to legal challenges from the firearms industry.
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While the full scope of the Second Amendment task force’s focus areas has not been disclosed, it is expected to examine existing firearms restrictions that may conflict with the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which reaffirmed constitutional limits on government-imposed gun regulations.
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