Trump and Bondi reveal the truth about their anti-Second Amendment agenda.
I found the Firearms News piece very compelling, and I share the frustration about promises that haven’t been fulfilled, especially the ones that mattered most to many of us who voted. I don’t believe that “Democrats are worse” or “all politicians are flawed” is a reason to simply accept unkept promises. Support should be earned, and actions should match words, regardless of party. It’s possible to oppose Democratic policies and still hold Republicans accountable when they fail to follow through on meaningful commitments to the gun community. Principled accountability matters. Voters aren’t obligated to accept disappointment without it.
The debate as to the Trump administration’s support for the Second Amendment has come to a disappointing end, with President Donald Trump and his Attorney General Pam Bondi finally revealing their anti-gun agenda in full view of all Americans. In case you’re wondering, this is the first in a series of updates following Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), also known as the One Big Beautiful Lawsuit, a legal challenge to the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) that began with the passing of H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill.
In July of this year, I wrote The One Big Betrayal in the One Big Beautiful Bill, detailing the controlled demolition of our hopes to remove short-barreled firearms, silencers, and AOWs from the illegal and unconstitutional NFA, a law so duplicitous that it had to be passed as a tax and hidden in the Internal Revenue Code lest it be unpalatable at a time when infringing upon Constitutional rights was still considered faux pas. These efforts were led by Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune and championed by the Trump administration through JD Vance’s refusal to sidestep the corrupt Parliamentarian.
In October, I followed up by writing One Big Beautiful Lawsuit, covering a legal challenge to the NFA written and submitted by Silencer Shop, Silencer Shop Foundation, Gun Owners of America (GOA), B&T USA, SilencerCo, Palmetto State Armory (PSA), and Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition (FRAC). The suit was drafted and filed on the Fourth of July; the same day President Trump signed H.R. 1 into law.
By Darwin Nercesian
