Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined a group of attorneys general from 26 states in supporting the creation of a Second Amendment Task Force. They addressed a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi highlighting their backing for this initiative.
“The Second Amendment is not aspirational—it is a binding constitutional guarantee written by the Founders to secure individual liberty against government overreach,” said Labrador. “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.”
This letter, spearheaded by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, acknowledged the potential of the Task Force to offer “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.”
Attorneys general in the letter contrasted plans from the Trump Administration with previous policies from the Biden era, which they described as having a “troubling animus against the Second Amendment.” They underscored the importance of Second Amendment rights in the U.S. constitutional framework and referenced the Supreme Court’s acknowledgment of these rights as “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition.”
The group expressed a commitment to supporting and collaborating with the Task Force. They offered to back the federal government in Second Amendment-related litigation, contribute to federal regulatory reform, and coordinate on law enforcement issues with the Department of Justice.
Besides Idaho and West Virginia, attorneys general from 24 other states have lent their support, including representatives 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.