[Opinion] Trump DOJ Stuns Nation: Sides with Gun Owners in Supreme Court 2A Showdown

DOJ Files Amicus Brief Supporting Pro-Second Amendment Challenge - The Truth About Guns

For perhaps the first time in United States history, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a petitioner as an amicus party to defend American gun rights.  On May 1, the DOJ filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of a petition for writ of certiorari in Wolford v. Lopez. ... Read more The post DOJ Files Amicus Brief Supporting Pro-Second Amendment Challenge appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

Trump DOJ Stuns Nation: Sides with Gun Owners in Supreme Court 2A Showdown

Opinion Istock Gun rights attorneys are calling it “monumental” and “a huge deal,” and at least one national gun rights organization is hailing the Trump administration for turning the U.S. government’s position on the Second Amendment a full 180 degrees by submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting petitioners in a case challenging the constitutionality of a state gun control law. It appears to be the first time in history …