Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
The agency said applicants could use one fingerprint card and a photo ID as it rolls back more gun rules to expand Second Amendment rights.
- The Trump administration is eliminating more than three dozen firearms regulations, including measures that restricted sales to people with mental illness and loosened oversight of private weapons transactions.
- Trump, who vowed to be "the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House," is reversing policies implemented during President Joe Biden's administration to lighten regulatory burdens on the firearms industry.
- Agency analyses acknowledged that easing rules on stabilizing braces and mental health restrictions could pose public safety risks "up to and including potential mass casualty events," according to internal cost assessments.
- The National Shooting Sports Foundation supports the changes for regulatory clarity, while the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence warns the approach "takes us back 100 years" and decimates ATF oversight.
- Beyond federal deregulation, the administration sued California and Virginia on Wednesday to challenge state-level restrictions on semiautomatic rifles and Glock-style handguns, extending its push against gun control laws.
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ATF Changes Another Gun Rule Amid Major Rollback
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on July 3 indicated it would further roll back laws and rules on guns, proposing to reduce fingerprinting requirements on applications for certain types of firearms. Since April, the ATF has moved to trim a number of federal firearms rules, including ending the previous administration’s pistol brace rule, rules around background checks at gun shows and online marketplaces, and others…
NYT: Trump Admin Rolls Back Dozens Of Gun Laws
The New York Times reports: The Trump administration is scrapping more than three dozen firearms regulations, abandoning a crackdown on illegal sales, restoring gun rights to some people with mental illness and loosening oversight of private weapons transactions. The drastic retrenchment at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the federal agency responsible for enforcing the nation’s gun laws, was not entirely unexpected: Pre…
US news: Trump administration rolls back dozens of gun regulations
US Gun Regulation: The Trump administration rolls back gun rules, reversing Biden-era policies. Proponents call for clarity while critics warn of potential safety risks. Public safety, mental health, and policy debates fuel the discourse on firearm regulation.
Trump Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
“The Trump administration is scrapping more than three dozen firearms regulations, abandoning a crackdown on illegal sales, restoring gun rights to some people with mental illness and loosening oversight of private weapons transactions,” the New York Times reports. “The drastic retrenchment at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the federal agency responsible for […]
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