Kash Patel loses ATF gig as Trump kills gun safety measures

Bondi also intends to roll back Biden-era checks on people who use stabilizing braces to turn pistols into rifles and a regulation that made gun sellers adhere to stringent licensing and background check requirements. 

Biden signed the first major federal gun safety bill in decades in the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Meanwhile, Trump, who opposes gun safety regulations and laws, has been bankrolled by the far-right, scandal-plagued National Rifle Association for years...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/9/2315569/-FBI-director-loses-ATF-gig-as-Trump-kills-gun-safety-measures 

 

Federal judge in Texas blocks Biden rule expanding gun background checks | The Hill

A federal judge in Texas on Sunday blocked a Biden administration rule that expanded the requirements for background checks when selling a firearm…

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4674214-federal-judge-in-texas-blocks-bide-rule-expanding-gun-background-checks/

US will require background checks for shows and online firearm sales

The new rule is the latest in a series of unilateral steps the Biden administration has taken to tighten gun laws, while at the same time highlighting the difficulty of getting legislation through Congress…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/gun-show-internet-sale-mandatory-background-check

Michigan GOP condemned for comparing gun legislation to Nazi restrictions - The Washington Post

The gun-safety measures introduced by Michigan Democrats center on universal background checks, safe-storage laws and extreme-risk protection orders, also known as "red-flag laws," which prevent a person who is deemed a threat to themselves or others from possessing a gun. The measures are likely to pass, given that Michigan voters flipped the legislature in November, giving Democrats complete control of state government for the first time in 40 years. 

Several Republicans also slammed the tweet comparing gun-control legislation to one of history's greatest atrocities as offensive and vile. GOP strategist Douglas Heye called on the Michigan GOP to "fire the person/people who created and approved of this, then never do this again."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/22/michigan-gop-gun-control-nazi/

Republicans blocked gun reform laws a year before Michigan State shooting

Democrats attempted to advance bills requiring secure storage of firearms and expanding background checks for gun buyers…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/15/michigan-state-shooting-republicans-blocked-gun-reform-laws

Biden calls for assault weapons ban in fiery speech: ‘how much carnage will we accept?’ | Joe Biden | The Guardian

In a primetime gun control address, the president pushed stronger background checks and repealing gun manufacturer immunity...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/02/joe-biden-speech-assault-weapon-ban-gun-reform

Biden Seeks Assault Weapons Ban and Background Checks - The New York Times

...But while polling regularly shows broad support for tighter gun laws and specific policies like a ban on assault weapons, Republicans in Congress remained all but immovable on the issue, repeating longstanding arguments on Tuesday that gun violence should be addressed through steps like more policing rather than limiting gun rights...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/us/politics/biden-gun-control.html

Ex-NRA Official Calls for Gun Control, Spills on Organization’s Shady Management

Joshua Powell, the former chief of staff to the National Rifle Association’s CEO, has called for universal background checks and red flag laws in a new book detailing decades of mismanagement, abuses of power, and fraud within the organization.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-national-rifle-association-official-joshua-powell-calls-for-gun-control-in-new-book

Charlottesville Banned These Far-Right Activists, but They’re Bringing Their Guns to Richmond

Prominent far-right activists and groups banned from rallying with weapons in Charlottesville, Virginia, after the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally are headed back to the state for a pro-gun rally in Richmond, where tensions are running high. The demonstration was triggered by a package of gun control bills backed by Virginia’s Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, and set to be passed by the Democratic-majority state legislature. The laws would, among other things, require mandatory background checks for gun buyers and institute a monthly cap on firearm purchases....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlottesville-banned-these-far-right-activists-but-theyre-bringing-their-guns-to-richmond

GOP Blocks Gun Reform Debate Right After Saugus High School Shooting

Republican senators shot down attempts to discuss gun reform right after another school shooting took place. On Thursday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) asked for the Senate to immediately consider and discuss the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8), which would establish new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties, or unlicensed individuals. But Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) was quick to object to the motion, saying it would “affect the rights of American citizens under the Second Amendment.”
https://nowthisnews.com/politics/gop-blocks-gun-reform-debate-right-after-saugus-high-school-shooting

Pelosi, Schumer ask Trump to urge McConnell to take up background check bill | TheHill

The top two Congressional Democrats reached out to President Trump on Wednesday asking him to urge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) to bring House-passed gun legislation, a bill that would require background checks, to a vote in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) cited Trump’s own support of background checks in the wake of two mass shootings earlier this year in a joint letter pushing the president to reach out to the top Senate Republican.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469326-pelosi-schumer-ask-trump-to-urge-mcconnell-to-take-up-background

NRA says Trump administration memo a 'non-starter' - The Hill

A spokesman for the National Rifle Association said the lobbying group considers the Trump administration's background check proposal a "non-starter" Wednesday afternoon...
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/462040-nra-says-trump-administration-memo-a-non-starter

The White House is now 'furiously backpedaling' after promoting gun background check legislation - Raw Story

Will President Donald Trump support background checks on firearms sales? At this point, it's not even clear if the White House has enough internal coherence to claim he even has any position at all on the matter...
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/the-white-house-is-now-furiously-backpedaling-after-promoting-gun-background-check-legislation/

Conservatives offer stark warning to Trump, GOP on background checks - The Hill

Senate conservatives are warning President Trump and their own leaders to tread carefully in the gun-control debate and caution they risk a political backlash by striking a deal with Democrats to expand background checks....
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/461170-conservatives-offer-stark-warning-to-trump-gop-on-background-checks

The gun solution we're not talking about

Universal background checks won't fix America's gun crisis. But there's something else that might. https://youtu.be/ENw2y0ek1Jg

Majority fear mass shooting in their community: poll - The Hill

A growing number of people fear a mass shooting could take place in their community, and an overwhelming majority support background checks for gun sales, according to a new poll.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/460475-majority-fears-mass-shooting-in-their-community-poll

Americans of both parties support ‘red flag’ laws, expanded gun background checks, poll finds - The Washington Post

Americans across party and demographic lines overwhelmingly support expanded background checks for gun buyers and allowing law enforcement to temporarily seize weapons from troubled individuals, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, as President Trump and Republicans face fresh pressure to act.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/americans-of-both-parties-overwhelmingly-support-red-flag-laws-expanded-gun-background-checks-washington-post-abc-news-poll-finds/2019/09/08/97208916-ca75-11e9-a4f3-c081a126de70_story.html

Trump White House Accuses NRA of ‘Dick Move’ and Leaks on Gun Messaging - The Daily Beast

It turns out there are some actual political consequences for a congressman sounding off repeatedly about white supremacy and abortion.....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-white-house-accuses-nra-of-dick-move-and-leaks-on-gun-messaging

Trump on guns: 'We do have a lot of background checks right now' - CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Sunday emphasized a need for the country to focus on "a very big mental health problem" in the wake of two mass shootings in one weekend that left 32 people dead earlier this month as he appeared to defend current US gun control measures, stating "we do have a lot of background checks right now."....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/18/politics/trump-background-checks-gun-control/index.html

Sen. John Barrasso throws cold water on new gun legislation - POLITICO

The third-ranking Senate Republican expressed skepticism with background checks and 'red flag' laws, despite a push from Trump.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/09/jonh-barrasso-gun-legislation-1454609