Overview

• Attorney General Pamela Bondi formally announced the creation of the Second Amendment Task Force on April 9, 2025, to safeguard gun rights and combat perceived regulatory overreach.
• The task force will leverage DOJ-wide litigation and policy resources to advance President Trump's directive to protect Second Amendment rights.
• This initiative follows the Trump administration’s rollback of Biden-era measures, including the ATF’s zero tolerance policy for minor paperwork errors by gun dealers.
• President Trump’s earlier executive order to audit federal agencies for policies restricting gun rights set the foundation for this task force.
• Bondi emphasized that the Second Amendment has long been treated as a second-class right and vowed to prioritize its protection moving forward.