{"id":116130,"date":"2026-04-10T16:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=116130"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:09:40","slug":"116130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=116130","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingnewsweekly.com\/gun-rights\/gun-rights-orgs-align-behind-harmeet-dhillon-to-replace-pam-bondi-as-attorney-general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Rights Orgs Align Behind Harmeet Dhillon to Replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Pam Bondi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/pam-bondi-fired-attorney-general-lee-zeldin-todd-blanche-epstein-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">out as Attorney General<\/a>, no-compromise gun rights groups are already making their preference crystal clear: Harmeet Dhillon is the choice. And unlike the usual political jockeying in Washington, this push isn\u2019t coming from establishment insiders, it\u2019s coming from grassroots organizations that have spent years fighting the gun confiscation agenda head-on.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Bondi\u2019s Exit Opens the Door for Real Change<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>For many gun owners, Bondi\u2019s tenure represented a familiar frustration. While running the Department of Justice, her record was seen as a mixed bag at best, with lingering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firearmspolicy.org\/fpc-court-brief-slams-trump-dojs-defense-of-nfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defenses of federal gun control policies<\/a>\u00a0and a lack of urgency in dismantling the anti-gun bureaucracy embedded throughout DOJ. That\u2019s why her removal is being viewed not as a setback, but as a long-overdue opportunity.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Why Harmeet Dhillon Is the Clear Upgrade<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Harmeet Dhillon represents something very different. She has built a reputation as a legal fighter who . . .<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Treats the Second Amendment as a civil right<\/li>\n<li>Has taken on anti-gun policies in court<\/li>\n<li>Has helped shift DOJ toward going on offense, not just playing defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gun rights groups like the National Association for Gun Rights and Texas Gun Rights are rallying behind her because they see someone who won\u2019t manage decline, but will actively push to restore rights.<\/p>\n<h5><b>A Legal Team Already Aligned<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>Dhillon\u2019s potential elevation wouldn\u2019t happen in a vacuum. White House Chief Counsel Dave Warrington and Harmeet Dhillon both left Dhillon Law to join the Trump administration at the same time, signaling a coordinated effort to place strong constitutional attorneys in key roles.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Arrington, former Chairman of the Texas Gun Rights Board, recently stepped down to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/txgunrights.org\/txgr-board-chairman-barry-arrington-to-join-doj-civil-rights-division\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join the DOJ\u2019s Second Amendment Section<\/a>. These aren\u2019t isolated moves. They\u2019re part of a broader shift \u2014 one that suggests the executive branch is finally beginning to take the Second Amendment seriously at a structural level.<\/p>\n<h5><b>Not a Silver Bullet, But a Major Step Forward<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>At the same time, gun rights leaders are making it clear:<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0r<\/span>eplacing the Attorney General alone isn\u2019t a silver bullet. The Department of Justice is still packed with<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0l<\/span>ayers of the entrenched bureaucracy<span class=\"gmail_default\">, t<\/span>housands of anti-gun holdovers<span class=\"gmail_default\">, and i<\/span>nstitutional resistance to reform<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the difference: Harmeet Dhillon has already been working to dismantle that system from within. And if she moves up, whoever steps into her current role in the Civil Rights Division would be positioned to continue that work\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">\u2014\u00a0<\/span>potentially with fewer obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Gun Rights President Chris McNutt didn\u2019t mince words:<\/p>\n<p><em>Gun owners don\u2019t need another Attorney General who\u2019s going to \u2018manage\u2019 the Second Amendment\u2019s decline. We need a proven fighter, and that\u2019s exactly what Harmeet Dhillon has been inside the DOJ. President Trump has a real opportunity here to appoint someone who will take the fight directly to the gun confiscation agenda and start cleaning house.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><b>The Push Is On<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>With momentum building, groups like NAGR and TXGR are actively encouraging President Trump to make the call. Because for gun owners who have watched too many \u201cRepublicans\u201d fall short, this moment is about more than just filling a position.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about whether the Department of Justice will finally have leadership willing to defend the Second Amendment without compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gun Rights Orgs Align Behind Harmeet Dhillon to Replace Pam Bondi as Attorney General With Pam Bondi\u00a0out as Attorney General, no-compromise gun rights groups are already making their preference crystal clear: Harmeet Dhillon is the choice. 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