Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt [View all]
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 Correspondents 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.
Were 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 dont 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.