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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 1, 2025

The U.S. Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in the Civil Rights Division dedicated to enforcing the constitutional right to bear arms, according to Reuters. The office, called the Second Amendment Rights Section, is expected to open Dec. 4 and will investigate local laws or policies that limit gun rights. The section also will carry out broad directives from a February executive order issued by President Donald Trump directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to assess any ongoing infringements of gun rights across the federal government. Earlier this year, the department launched a civil rights investigation into allegations that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was delaying approvals for concealed-carry permits after gun-rights groups filed a lawsuit over the department’s process, fees and wait times.