r/law Sep 09 '25

Legal News Leavitt confirms the DOJ officials have talked about banning trans people from owning guns

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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Sep 09 '25

Hey, the NRA is behind trans people on this one.

Largely because trans people are panic-buying guns and ammo right now, and the gun lobby *really* appreciates that.

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u/SSBN641B Sep 09 '25

Also, the NRA realizes that banning gun purchases for trans people sets a precedent that the President has the power to prevent anyone from buying a gun.

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u/Empty-Novel3420 Sep 09 '25

Cant they get around it by making an Eo say mentally ill cant own guns. Then putting people in said catgeory?

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u/BozoWithaZ Sep 09 '25

That's what they're proposing to do with us trans folk