Merrick Garland actually said...

the President has already stated his opposition to that statute, but our obligation in the Justice Department is to defend the constitutionality of statutes that we can reasonably argue are constitutional.

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Garland explains the DOJ's duty to defend the constitutionality of laws, including PLCAA.

10/20/2021

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