Even the NRA is against Trump team plan to ban trans people from owning firearms
NRA condemns Trump’s proposed firearm ban on trans people: ‘the Second Amendment isn’t up for debate’
- Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to prohibit transgender Americans from possessing firearms, which has met with significant opposition.
- The Justice Department is evaluating options to prevent violence from individuals with specific mental health challenges, and is reportedly discussing whether to define being transgender as a mental illness.
- Major Second Amendment groups, including the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America, have strongly condemned the potential ban, asserting that gun rights apply to all law-abiding citizens.
- This potential policy follows a series of directives from the president targeting trans Americans, including restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare and military service.
- Research indicates that transgender people are not linked to higher rates of violence and are, in fact, more likely to be victims of violent crime themselves.