{"id":2390509,"date":"2025-01-15T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-advocates-skeptical-of-pam-bondi-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:13:26","slug":"second-amendment-advocates-skeptical-of-pam-bondi-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-advocates-skeptical-of-pam-bondi-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Amendment advocates skeptical of Pam Bondi &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-amendment-advocates-skeptical-of-pam-bondi-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses\u2062 concerns raised \u200dby Second Amendment advocates regarding \u200dPam Bondi, who has \u200bbeen \u2063nominated\u200c by President-elect \u200dDonald Trump to lead the Justice Department. These advocates are expressing skepticism due to Bondi&#8217;s history with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-control-groups-lash-out-at-biden\/\" title=\"Gun-Control Groups Lash Out at Biden\">gun-control measures<\/a> during her time as the\u2062 former Florida \u200dAttorney General. As her nomination \u200capproaches hearings before the\u200d Senate Judiciary Committee, these last-minute apprehensions highlight the tensions between her past \u200bpolicies and the interests of gun rights\u2062 supporters. The article suggests that\u2062 her track record may influence her\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">confirmation\u2062 process amidst ongoing debates<\/a> about gun legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Second Amendment advocates skeptical of Pam Bondi<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1935912\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Second Amendment advocates are raising eleventh-hour concerns about past gun-control efforts pushed by former Florida Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3286448\/rnc-chair-pam-bondi-sail-through-nomination-past-lobbyist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a>, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s pick to run the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leading up to this week&rsquo;s two days of Senate Judiciary Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3282443\/trump-cabinet-hearings-who-is-coming-to-capitol-hill-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmation hearings<\/a>, questions have been raised about her past support for red flag laws and age limits on firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have rallied behind the influential group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/na011025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gun Owners of America<\/a>, which has been issuing memos urging members to demand that senators press Bondi on her views of and approach to the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, we want an attorney general who will support our Second Amendment rights 100% of the time,&rdquo; Erich Pratt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> of GOA, told Secrets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump's Nominee said WHAT About Guns?!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xf18FARRrhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>To be clear, GOA and most Second Amendment groups are not opposed to Bondi, in large part because Trump has assured them that he is their ally. Trump, for example, has repeatedly appeared at National Rifle Association conventions and promised his full endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>However, they want to make sure she won&rsquo;t fall back into her gun-control ways once in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Bondi has done some good things for the Second Amendment, she&rsquo;s also taken some horrible stances on your God-given rights,&rdquo; a GOA letter to supporters noted. &ldquo;On top of praising the Parkland gun control, defending the gun ban for 18-20-year-olds, and upholding the unconstitutional ban on open carry, Pam Bondi was also on the wrong side of the George Zimmerman shooting of Trayvon Martin,&rdquo; the memo said, citing several hot-button issues.<\/p>\n<p>The firearms-focused newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/thereload.com\/trumps-new-attorney-general-pick-has-mixed-record-on-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Reload<\/a> has described her gun positions as &ldquo;complex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Second Amendment proponents have reason to be concerned since it was Trump, in his first term as president, who imposed the bump stock ban that was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once in office, Trump will face several gun-related issues, starting with who he will pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and if he will continue the agency&rsquo;s efforts to regulate commonly used firearm accessories such as the AR-15 pistol brace and its scrutiny on gun shops.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During these hearings, senators need to grill Pam Bondi over her record on the Second Amendment and make her prove to America that she has what it takes to lead the Department of Justice at a time when the Constitution is under siege,&rdquo; 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