Amid reports the Justice Department is weighing banning transgender people from owning firearms in response to last month’s mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church, the National Rifle Association said Friday it will oppose any blanket rule that limits Second Amendment rights.

Their declaration comes after CNN and other outlets reported that Justice Department leadership is considering whether it can use its rulemaking authority declare that people who are transgender are mentally ill and can lose their rights to possess firearms.

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[–] 55 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Also, bringing attention to attempts to limit guns promotes people buying guns. So, no surprise they'd try to get publicity for this to motivate more trans people to arm themselves.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    More trans people should arm themselves, in fairness.

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