Harmeet Dhillon resigns from Justice Department, two outlets report
AmmoLand and News2A report that Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Justice Department's Second Amendment Section, has stepped down.
Reported by AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and News2A. Daily Gun News has not independently confirmed this.
Harmeet Dhillon has resigned from the Justice Department, according to reports published on November 5, 2026 by AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and News2A. News2A describes her as the head of the department's Second Amendment Section.
AmmoLand reports that Dhillon set up the Justice Department's first section devoted specifically to the Second Amendment and brought gun-rights lawsuits that the outlet characterizes as historic. AmmoLand says her exit leaves open questions about where federal enforcement in this area goes from here.
News2A reports that before Dhillon, no one at the Justice Department had brought a lawsuit against a state on behalf of gun owners, and that she did so more than a dozen times before leaving.
Neither report, as provided, includes a statement from the Justice Department, and no primary government document confirming the resignation was available for this story.
What is not yet known
The reports do not say when the resignation takes effect, who will lead the Second Amendment Section next, or whether the lawsuits it filed against states will continue in their current form. It is also not yet known whether the department will keep the section as a separate unit.
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