Here is an article from Reuters. This is a big change in the commitment to protect the civil rights of Americans. Not surprisingly some don’t agree. As one former Civil Rights Division attorney claims, this is “moving us even further away from our nation’s commitment to protecting all Americans’ civil rights.” But even by her concerns, the CPRC has pointed out many times how gun control regulations discriminate against minorities, women, and the poor. The Civil Rights Division, headed by Harmeet K. Dhillon, has moved swiftly to challenge gun control laws that primarily harm the minorities, women, and the poor — the very people who benefit the most from being able to defend themselves.
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The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans shared with Congress and reviewed by Reuters.
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The office, called the Second Amendment Rights Section, expects to open on December 4 and will be dedicated to investigating local laws or policies limiting gun rights.
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The section intends to execute the broad policy directions from a February executive order
, opens new tab issued by President Donald Trump directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to comb the entire U.S. government to “assess any ongoing infringements” of gun rights. . . ..
The reorganization is another step in a series of actions by the Trump administration to redefine civil rightswith policies championed by conservatives, a departure from traditional civil rights issues including racial discrimination and policing.
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The DOJ did not immediately comment.
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“The Civil Rights Division’s new focus on the Second Amendment, which is far outside its longstanding mission, is moving us even further away from our nation’s commitment to protecting all Americans’ civil rights,” said Stacey Young, a former Civil Rights Division attorney.
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Earlier this year, the agency launched a civil rights investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was slow-walking approvals for concealed-carry permits after gun-rights groups launched a lawsuit over the department’s process, fees and wait times. . . .
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