US EditionTrump DOJ is reportedly looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns
The Justice Department is exploring classifying gender dysphoria as a mental disorder to potentially restrict firearm ownership among transgender individuals after a Minneapolis church shooting.
- The Justice Department is weighing a rule that would bar transgender individuals from owning firearms, with the Office of Legal Counsel and DOJ leaders holding recent meetings to discuss the proposal.
- Because gender dysphoria is listed in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, U.S. Department of Justice leaders are exploring whether that classification could justify denying Second Amendment rights.
- Senior Justice Department officials and the Office of Legal Counsel have held multiple meetings as the department under Attorney General Pam Bondi issued over 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, aiming to restrict firearms access for those with gender dysphoria.
- Legal analysts say the proposal would face swift legal challenges, with opponents arguing it violates the Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment and lacks due process, prompting U.S. courts to scrutinize it.
- Data reviewed by terrorism researchers indicate transgender perpetrators are exceedingly rare, and advocates say the move would mark a dramatic escalation in the Trump administration's actions targeting transgender Americans.
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DOJ Weighs Gun Ban For Transgender Americans After Church Shooting
The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to restrict transgender Americans from owning firearms, CNN reported, citing Justice Department officials. The discussions follow last week’s Minneapolis church shooting that killed two children and injured 21, allegedly carried out by a 23-year-old transgender woman.Justice Department leaders are exploring whether gender dysphoria, classified in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic an…
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