In a bold and unprecedented move, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, sent Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta a formal notice of suit to drop the Glock ban or get sued.
She gave the state until 5 p.m. EST on June 30 to say whether they will negotiate. If California does not respond, the United States may file its complaint without further notice. Excellent news.
The Second Amendment continues to rack up victories in the courts. From the Supreme Court’s landmark rulings in Hemani and Wolford to a federal judge blocking enforcement of Virginia’s unconstitutional “assault weapon” ban while the case proceeds, the momentum is clearly on the side of constitutional rights.
