Reports indicate that the U.S. Justice Department plans to establish a section dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms. 

The new Second Amendment Rights Section will be part of DOJ's civil rights division, as first covered by Reuters. The section will open on Dec. 4 and will be "dedicated to investigating local laws or policies limiting gun rights."

If the reports are correct, it will be the polar opposite of the Biden administration's White House-based Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was staffed with advocates who had long worked for increased gun control. The OGVP was disbanded soon after President Trump returned to the Oval Office in January 2025. 

The move comes as the DOJ, and by extension, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, have been establishing a better process to restore Second Amendment rights to "deserving individuals" who have been stripped of their gun rights. 

However, all is not a bed of roses between Bondi and pro-2A advocates, as the Trump DOJ continues what seems to be a sustained pattern of defending federal gun control at all costs. 

Further, instead of selecting a gun industry insider for the role, or leaving the agency to run on autopilot as it has in years past, the White House last week formally nominated a career ATF agent and supervisor to lead the country's firearm regulatory agency. While the news was welcomed by some firearms industry groups, it was also cautiously received by anti-gun groups, with Brady noting, "We are eager to hear from the nominee how he intends to get ATF back on track to accomplish its mission and do what’s needed to keep American families safe."

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