BOISE – Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined attorneys general from 26 states in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi in support of the creation of the Second Amendment Task Force.
“The Second Amendment is not aspirational—it is a binding constitutional guarantee written by the Founders to secure individual liberty against government overreach,” Attorney General Labrador said. “Idaho welcomes the formation of this Task Force and looks forward to partnering with the Trump Administration and Department of Justice to ensure that federal enforcement aligns with the Constitution. My office will always defend the rights of law-abiding citizens and oppose any effort to erode the Second Amendment.”
In a letter led by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, a coalition of state attorneys general praised the formation of the Task Force as “a critical space for the federal government to devise innovative strategies to use litigation and policy effectively in the fight to protect the Second Amendment.”
The attorneys general compared the Trump Administration’s plans with Biden-era policies they described as “troubling animus against the Second Amendment.” They emphasized the fundamental importance of Second Amendment rights within America’s constitutional framework, citing the Supreme Court’s recognition of these rights as “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition.”
The coalition pledged their full support and collaboration with the Task Force, offering to stand alongside the federal government in Second Amendment litigation, provide administrative expertise for federal regulatory reform and coordinate with the Department of Justice on law enforcement matters.
In addition to Idaho and West Virginia, attorneys general from 24 other states joined the letter. They include attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
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