Trump DOJ Reportedly Looking to Ban Trans Americans From Owning Guns

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 4th, 2025, 4:01 pm

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The Trump administration is reportedly looking at ways to keep transgender Americans from owning guns in the wake of last week’s Minneapolis Catholic school shooting by a suspect who identified as trans-feminine.

Two children were killed in that attack, with at least 21 injured.

“Such a move would represent a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s fight against the rights of transgender Americans,” CNN reported , especially since restricting gun rights in any capacity has long been a line in the sand for Republicans.

The DOJ is reportedly looking at ways to designate transgender people as mentally ill and therefore ineligible to exe

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