And where does it get us to declare them enemies and attack them? We actually have a shot at forcing some positive action with the current administration. Can't say that with anyone else. No reason to give up because they haven't jumped through hoops to complete all the things we personally wanted in the first few months.
I attacked Bondi before her confirmation, because she was (IMO) a bad nominee. At this point, I'm not attacking her (i.e. contacting my senators to vote against her, giving money to lawyers fighting her) because I lost that fight. What I am doing, and pushing for others to do, is recognize that whatever else Trump hired her for, she is not our friend on this issue. We should be constantly reminding her that we know the DOJ is not our friend, we are watching their every move closely, and we will attack anything they do that resembles the moves they have taken in the past (Red Flag Laws, Administrative banning of parts/accessories, Pushing for laws that ban accessories for being "scary"). 2A social media
should be "Well we're stuck with Bondi. Everyone hope enjoy the immigration stuff, but make sure she knows not to try the anti-gun stuff again." and "Well Trump was better than Kamala by far, but remember he hurt us bad on guns in the first term, we're watching again". We don't have to attack them, but every time they so much as breath "2A" there should be a chorus of "We're watching you, don't *expletive deleted*ck this up!!"
Additionally, as we go into the 5 and 6 months of this presidency, it is appropriate to attempt to hold them accountable for the lack of movement. I know the administration is busy with immigration and the trade war, but like I said, DOJ doesn't even realy need to do anything. They just need to STOP doing the anti-2A things that are currently still moving forward, either out of malice or bureaucratic inertia.
If the Executive and the DOJ actually do anything good for the 2A then we can adjust fire, but it seems many are ignoring their real past history of damaging rights in favor of promises and press releases. Similar to the Epstein List, they are talking a big game and doing nothing.
So the short answer to MechAg is: *I* didn't declare them my enemy, they declared it by their past actions. Demanding they take concrete action to correct that declaration get's us that concrete action. Taking them at their press release word gets us nothing, because they learn that they can appease this lobby with shiny words, and we will overlook their harmful actions.
