In a rare sit-down with Breitbart News, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche pulls back the curtain on the Department of Justice’s aggressive pushback against decades of erosive gun control measures, framing it as a principled defense of the Second Amendment. Blanche doesn’t mince words: the DOJ is laser-focused on dismantling Biden-era restrictions that have choked law-abiding Americans’ access to firearms, from ATF reinterpretations of pistol braces and forced resets triggers to overreaching bump stock bans. This isn’t just bureaucratic housekeeping—it’s a full-throated reversal of the administrative state’s war on the right to keep and bear arms, with Blanche highlighting key wins like the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision as the legal battering ram that’s forcing lower courts to confront originalist interpretations head-on.
What makes this exclusive so electric for the 2A community is the insider confirmation that the Trump administration’s DOJ isn’t playing defense; it’s on the offensive, rolling back Obama and Biden policies that turned the ATF into an unelected gun-grabbing machine. Blanche’s candor signals a seismic shift: expect more challenges to assault weapon registries, red flag laws masquerading as safety nets, and state-level mag bans that flout Heller and Bruen. Critics will cry foul, but the data backs the pro-2A stance—FBI stats show defensive gun uses dwarf criminal misuse annually (over 2 million vs. 400k), underscoring why these rollbacks aren’t radical; they’re restorative justice for the Constitution.
The implications? A fortified 2A landscape heading into 2025, where concealed carry reciprocity could go national, suppressor taxes get axed via the Hearing Protection Act revival, and SCOTUS continues slapping down circuit court activists. For gun owners, this is rocket fuel: stock up, train hard, and stay vigilant—the DOJ’s got your six, but eternal vigilance remains the price of liberty. Blanche’s words aren’t just talk; they’re a blueprint for reclaiming ground lost to nanny-state overreach.
