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applegrove

(132,853 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:08 PM Wednesday

Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt

Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz
Updated 50 min ago

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/justice-department-rolls-back-gun-control-laws-after-trump-assassination-attempt


Days after a gunman charged security at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner in what investigators say was an attempt to kill President Donald Trump with legally-owned firearms, his Justice Department is further rolling back gun control measures.

“We’re repealing rules that went beyond what the law allows,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday at a press conference. “We are cutting unnecessary red tape, and we are replacing confusion with clear, straightforward language so that everyday Americans don’t need a law degree just to understand their rights.”

The administration is proposing 34 new rules — marking the largest amount the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has issued “in the last 15 years combined,” Blanche said, adding that “nothing we are doing today weakens law enforcement.”

According to Blanche and the newly confirmed ATF Director Robert Cekada, the new rules will help gun sellers more easily abide by the law, including by adopting a more narrow definition of who must be a licensed seller.
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Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt (Original Post) applegrove Wednesday OP
As they often say, "NOW is not the time to talk about gun control." GreenWave Wednesday #1
I don't think this will fly...................... Lovie777 Wednesday #2
The GOP wants the US to be a violent threatening country. Irish_Dem Wednesday #3
Children being killed in schools schools the public to accept brutal outcomes applegrove Wednesday #4
yes create a threatening and scary environment, so people fall for propaganda easily. Irish_Dem Wednesday #5
That too. But it also lessens people being shocked applegrove Wednesday #6
Exactly. Create a numb and traumatized population. Irish_Dem Thursday #8
Well... 2naSalit Wednesday #7

applegrove

(132,853 posts)
4. Children being killed in schools schools the public to accept brutal outcomes
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:30 PM
Wednesday

which work well to create the environment for Republican policies.

applegrove

(132,853 posts)
6. That too. But it also lessens people being shocked
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:24 PM
Wednesday

and enraged by the outcomes of say Trump's healthcare policies for example (when he cuts health care programs and support). Nothing could be worse than a school shooting.

Irish_Dem

(82,040 posts)
8. Exactly. Create a numb and traumatized population.
Thu Apr 30, 2026, 07:12 AM
Thursday

Who are no longer shocked by anything.

2naSalit

(103,788 posts)
7. Well...
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:51 PM
Wednesday

With a bit of organizing, we do. There are more of us with guns than they imagine, if they want to start that civil war, they'll lose again.

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