DOJ Signals Shift in Position on Pending Second Amendment Cases

One position under review is whether the ownership of suppressors is protected by the Constitution.

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Firearms on display at a gun shop at Salem, Oregon. AP/Andrew Selsky

The Trump administration is signaling it could shift its positions on several pending Second Amendment cases, including one asking the courts whether ownership of suppressors should be protected by the Constitution.

Attorney General Bondi’s chief of staff says the Department of Justice will re-evaluate recent litigation on the topic of firearms rights and has already asked for a pause in the case involving suppressors.

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