BELLEVUE, Wash. — Aug. 14, 2026 — The Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) planning committee is pleased to announce that Assistant Attorney Generalfor Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice Harmeet Dhillonis confirmed to speak during the 41st annual event set for Sept. 25 – 27 in Dallas at the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport hotel.
AAG Dhillon was nominated by President Donald Trump in December 2024, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3, 2025, and sworn in on April 7, 2025. Prior to joining the DOJ, Dhillon founded both the Dhillon Law Group and the Center for American Liberty, a nonprofit organization dedicated to pursuing civil liberties legal claims. Her law practice focused on First Amendment/free speech, civil rights, and campaign and election law issues.
Among her many notable cases, Dhillon brought legal challenges against the University of California, Berkeley over its free-speech policy, an Antifa organization for an assault on a conservative journalist, several states for their restrictive responses to Covid-19 and against various large tech companies for a host of civil rights issues.
AAG Dhillon was born in Chandigarh, India, and lived in London before moving to New York. After graduating high school at age 16, Dhillon attended Dartmouth College where she became editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth Review. After earning her bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies, she attended the University of Virginia School of Law and served on the editorial board of the Virginia Law Review. She later clerked for the Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), other notable GRPC 2026 speakers include:
- Robert Cekada, Director of the ATF
- Robert Leider, ATF Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel
- Brandon Herrera, Second Amendment advocate and Congressional candidate
- Jared Yanis, host of Guns & Gadgets YouTube channel
- Joseph Greenlee, Director of the Office of Litigation Counsel at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action
- Kenyon Gleason, president of National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers
- Shermichael Singleton, political consultant, television anchor, CNN analyst
- Jeff Folloder, Executive Director, NFA Trade and Collectors Association
- Chris Boeck, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Silencer Shop
- Fernando Nava, Second Amendment advocate and owner of Rusty Wheel Ranch
- Cam Edwards, editor of BearingArms.com and the host of the Cam & Company podcast
- John Petrolino, Award-winning journalist, author, and CCRKBA Director.
- William Kirk, Second Amendment attorney, influencer and host of the Washington Gun Law YouTube channel
- Gabriella Hoffman, policy analyst, award-winning outdoor writer and director of Independent Women’s Center for Energy and Conservation
- Mark Smith, constitutional lawyer and host of The Four Boxes Diner YouTube Channel
- Isaac Botkin, designer, entrepreneur, advocate for liberty and co-owner of T.REX ARMS
- And many more!
In addition to GRPC, registrants also have the unique opportunity to further their Second Amendment advocacy efforts during Friday’s pre-conference event, AMM-Con. This special event is a gathering of some of the top Second Amendment media members and influencers who provide educational presentations about all things related to our right to keep and bear arms.
GRPC 2026 is sponsored by USCCA, Silencer Shop, Vortex, Magpul, Credova, U.S. Law Shield, Volquartsen, Trijicon, Colt, GrabAGun, RAYVN Group, AZFirearms Auctions, NSSF and Taurus.
Click here to reserve your spot and book your hotel room for this year’s event!
The Second Amendment Foundation (saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the fundamental rights of individuals enshrined in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. SAF engages in aggressive legal action to ensure the principles of armed self-defense, personal liberty, and the ownership of arms are defended, secured, and restored. Through public education initiatives, SAF teaches the importance of the Second Amendment to promote a society that values and exercises the right to keep and bear arms.
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