“The order is the first direct action Trump has taken on gun policy since coming back into office. It could fulfill his campaign promise to undo much of Former President Biden’s gun actions–though not on the timeline he initially said. However, the order leaves it to AG Bondi to put meat on the bone. That may concern some gun-rights advocates who’ve been skeptical of her appointment given her background of supporting stricter gun regulations, such as “Red Flag” laws and age restrictions on gun sales.”
President Donald Trump has directed his administration to look for and potentially undo federal regulations that may violate the Second Amendment.
On Friday, Trump issued a new executive order requiring newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to dig through agency rules and policies, looking for any that might improperly restrict gun rights. He put a particular emphasis on agency rules implementing new gun restrictions during the Biden Administration, such as those added by the ATF. He gave Bondi a month to complete the review and left it to her to figure out the details of which policies to roll back and how to do so.
“Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies (agencies) to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens, and present a proposed plan of action to the President, through the Domestic Policy Advisor, to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans,” the order said.
By Stephen Gutowski
