Asst AG Dhillon to Newsmax: Gun Rights Should Cross State Lines

Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights, told Newsmax on Tuesday that constitutional protections, including the right to keep and bear arms, should not vanish when Americans cross state lines, pointing to new efforts at the Department of Justice aimed at enforcing gun rights nationwide.

On “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE,” Dhillon outlined a developing DOJ initiative focused on safeguarding Second Amendment protections.

She said the Civil Rights Division has launched a Second Amendment section and plans to take a more assertive posture on the right, defending gun rights across state lines as legal battles over firearms regulations continue to grow.

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