On the chopping block are several high-profile attempts by former President Joe Biden to reduce gun violence, including regulations on ghost guns, expanded background checks on gun sales, and tougher regulatory oversight of lawbreaking gun dealers.
The executive order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to conduct a review within 30 days “to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens.” After that, Bondi is expected to present a plan to undo any policies the administration believes violate gun rights. …
While most of Biden’s policies have taken effect, lawsuits against them are ongoing. In his executive order, Trump directed the attorney general to also review the Justice Department’s decision to defend those regulations, as well as all other gun-related litigation in which the government is involved. From age limits on firearm sales to the ban on gun possession by people convicted of felonies, federal gun laws have been under constant threat in the courts since a 2022 Supreme Court decision dramatically expanded gun rights.
If the Justice Department declines to defend the current federal laws in court, it would significantly raise the chances of them being ruled unconstitutional.
Trump has also tasked the attorney general with combing through the reports, publications, and documents of the now-defunct White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Biden established the office in 2023, fulfilling a longtime goal of gun violence prevention groups. The office worked to coordinate a government-wide, public health approach to gun violence prevention, but it was panned by gun rights groups as an anti-gun political move.
— Chip Brownlee in Trump Moves to Undo Biden’s Gun Policies
Compared to what has been done before Biden he really didn’t do anything of much substance. Lay out all the infringements and I really don’t care about Bidens.
Don’t waste time on the fruit of ban stupidity. Chop the roots, burn the stump and salt the earth. Go way back.
Tentatively optimistic, but holding my breath until I see something concrete. This Trump 2.0 has a feel that’s similar to the “it’s morning again in America” under Reagan’s own second term, and I’m very much looking forward to the future, but I’m cautious and waiting to see how things actually unfold before celebrating. Trump’s blitzkrieg strategy with his barrage of actions and EOs is intentional to catch the Left off guard, but oh! the Swamp will definitely catch its breath and retaliate. A month from now, we’ll see many of his EOs mired down in court challenges, and the arena of gun control/liberty will be no different.
I sincerely hope Trump has the opportunity during this second term to appoint another SCOTUS Justice, as well as many more federal judges to benches.
Federal judges are already telling him that The Executive can’t control the executive branch. It’s supposed to be controlled by the bureaucracy which is 90% Democrat. I’m pretty sure that’s in the Constitution. They’ll stall, stall, stall, and try to take a majority in the House or Senate in 26.
Important to continue with the lawsuits and not allow the courts to dismiss for mootness. They’ll just be back under a future anti-Second Amendment President.
She needs to look farther back than 2021. There’s the Hughes amendment, the 1968 GCA and 1934 NFA at the very least.