Dhillon Says DOJ Not Playing ‘Smallball’ With Denver, USVI Lawsuits

May 11, 2026
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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon just dropped a bombshell on Cam Edwards' show, declaring that the DOJ under Trump isn't messing around with smallball in its pro-2A lawsuits against Denver and the US Virgin Islands. These aren't petty skirmishes; Dhillon's framing them as full-court presses to dismantle overreaching local gun control schemes that flout federal law and the Supreme Court's Bruen blueprint. Denver's ban on assault weapons and the USVI's post-Hurricane Maria restrictions are prime targets—both reek of the kind of sensitive places and interest-balancing nonsense SCOTUS explicitly torched in 2022. Dhillon's signaling that the feds are swinging for the fences, using every tool from injunctions to enforcement actions to remind blue-city tyrants and island bureaucrats that the Second Amendment isn't optional. This is huge context for the 2A community, especially after years of DOJ indifference (or worse) under Biden's crew, who treated gun owners like public enemy number one. Dhillon, a battle-tested litigator who's shredded gun-grabbers in court from California to New York, embodies the shift: no more kid-gloves for jurisdictions playing constitutional hopscotch. Think about the ripple effects—winning here could cascade into challenges against similar bans in Chicago, San Francisco, or any of the 300+ assault weapon prohibition zones. It's not just legal wins; it's deterrence. Local officials now know Uncle Sam has their number, potentially freezing a wave of new restrictions before they hit the books. The implications? A turbocharged 2A renaissance. With Dhillon at the helm, expect accelerated amicus briefs in state-level Bruen fights, funding for friendly sheriffs ignoring unconstitutional edicts, and maybe even clawbacks on Biden-era ATF rules. For gun owners, this means breathing room to exercise rights without constant litigation whack-a-mole. It's a reminder that elections have consequences—Trump's DOJ is weaponizing the law for liberty, not against it. Stay locked in; this is the momentum we've been fighting for.

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Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon just dropped a bombshell on Cam Edwards’ show, declaring that the DOJ under Trump isn’t messing around with smallball in its pro-2A lawsuits against Denver and the US Virgin Islands. These aren’t petty skirmishes; Dhillon’s framing them as full-court presses to dismantle overreaching local gun control schemes that flout federal law and the Supreme Court’s Bruen blueprint. Denver’s ban on assault weapons and the USVI’s post-Hurricane Maria restrictions are prime targets—both reek of the kind of sensitive places and interest-balancing nonsense SCOTUS explicitly torched in 2022. Dhillon’s signaling that the feds are swinging for the fences, using every tool from injunctions to enforcement actions to remind blue-city tyrants and island bureaucrats that the Second Amendment isn’t optional.

This is huge context for the 2A community, especially after years of DOJ indifference (or worse) under Biden’s crew, who treated gun owners like public enemy number one. Dhillon, a battle-tested litigator who’s shredded gun-grabbers in court from California to New York, embodies the shift: no more kid-gloves for jurisdictions playing constitutional hopscotch. Think about the ripple effects—winning here could cascade into challenges against similar bans in Chicago, San Francisco, or any of the 300+ assault weapon prohibition zones. It’s not just legal wins; it’s deterrence. Local officials now know Uncle Sam has their number, potentially freezing a wave of new restrictions before they hit the books.

The implications? A turbocharged 2A renaissance. With Dhillon at the helm, expect accelerated amicus briefs in state-level Bruen fights, funding for friendly sheriffs ignoring unconstitutional edicts, and maybe even clawbacks on Biden-era ATF rules. For gun owners, this means breathing room to exercise rights without constant litigation whack-a-mole. It’s a reminder that elections have consequences—Trump’s DOJ is weaponizing the law for liberty, not against it. Stay locked in; this is the momentum we’ve been fighting for.

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