The Trace sues DOJ over Second Amendment plan

The media outlet The Trace has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The lawsuit seeks information regarding an allegedly secret “plan of action” intended to comply with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump concerning Second Amendment rights.

The executive order directed the Attorney General to assess ongoing infringements of the right to keep and bear arms and to develop a response plan. The Trace, which lists Everytown for Gun Safety as an institutional funder, points to the creation of a new Second Amendment Section within the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division as evidence of this planned activity. The outlet claims the DOJ is withholding the specific details of this plan from public view.