Days after alleged assassination attempt, Trump administration moves to weaken gun rules
“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for ‘em.”
Mere days after an alleged assassination attempt rattled the White House correspondents’ dinner, the Trump administration boldly announced plans to roll back dozens of federal gun regulations.
The changes include rescinding a 2024 regulation from the Biden administration that sought to end what gun control advocates call the “gun show loophole.” That exemption allowed unlicensed dealers to sell firearms without performing a background check to see if the prospective buyer was prohibited by law from owning a gun.
The administration also plans to rescind a 2023 rule that restricted pistol braces, an attachment that enables the shooter to hold the weapon against their shoulder like a rifle. A federal court had already struck down that rule.
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“Four days after the nation watched gunfire break out at the White House correspondents’ dinner, the Trump administration’s answer is to gut common-sense gun safety laws and sabotage the only federal agency dedicated to keeping guns out of criminal hands,” Mr. Feinblatt said in a statement.
Mr. Blanche insisted that losing such regulations posed no new safety risks for law enforcement or public safety, and were in keeping with the Trump administration’s pledge to protect Second Amendment rights. He said more changes would follow.
Having read through the DOJ’s announcement, reading the proud changes they are making to American gun law, you realize just what a bag of dicks the whole Trump team is. They are repealing notifications on Youth Handgun Safety, because they are troublesome to Federal Firearms License-holders.
1140-AA87: Removing Youth Handgun Safety Act Notice – NPRM
ATF is proposing to rescind 27 CFR § 478.103 to remove the requirement for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to post a sign (ATF I 5300.1) and provide a written notification (ATF I 5300.2) to each handgun purchaser regarding the Youth Handgun Safety Act. This 1998 regulation was established to inform purchasers of the 1994 Youth Handgun Safety Act. The proposed recission reduces an unnecessary burden on FFLs to inform purchasers about a law that has been in place for over 30 years and is now readily accessible.
Most of the changes seem focused on quality-of-life improvements for licensed gun dealers and on increased government taxes. None of it really seems like a huge win for 2A gun nuts who need to open carry their AR into fast food restaurants and intimidate the soda dispensers.