With the dust from the midterm election battlefields settling, another seismic shock to Second Amendment rights hit the sporting community.
Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon announced on Thursday that she was stepping down from her position. Gun rights supporters know exactly what her role has been with the feds.
Dhillon decided to step down before midterm elections
In an exclusive report by Fox News Digital, she said her decision came weeks before her party’s midterm setbacks.
“I wasn’t asked to resign,” Dhillon explained. “I resigned three weeks ago, and Suzie (White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles) asked me to please wait until after the midterms.”
Dhillon recounted a conversation with Wiles during which she said she “accomplished everything” she set out to do in Washington and will now return to private law practice.
Dhillon has been the tip of the spear in recent efforts to head off the previously steady erosion of the right to keep and bear arms. The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) noted online that she was a steady warrior for the shooting community.
“She built a Second Amendment Section from scratch and filed more than a dozen lawsuits against gun bans in Denver, Colorado, Virginia, D.C., and beyond…” the organization posted on X. “Best wishes and great success in your future, Harmeet. Gun owners won’t forget what you’ve done for us.”
The tweet noted her contributions as counsel for NAGR’s amicus brief in the historic U.S. Supreme Court Bruen decision.
Former AAG will be fondly remembered by sporting public
Of course, with the seismic shift in power following midterm election results, Dhillon may face the wrath of anti-Second Amendment leaders flush with victory. Fox News Digital asked if she would testify if subpoenaed by Congress.
She said executive privilege would limit what she could reveal and that she would seek sound advice. “I would certainly take legal counsel and follow it in that regard.”
The gun rights community owes Dhillon a debt of gratitude for her tireless efforts to uphold Second Amendment protections. She will be missed.
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