"In response to reports that the US Department of Justice was considering banning trans people buying and owning guns, a spokesperson for the National Rifle Association (NRA) posted on X/Twitter: "The Second Amendment isn't up for debate. [We support the] rights of all law-abiding Americans to purchase, possess and use firearms." According to CNN, the spokesperson went on to say: "[The] NRA does not, and will not, support any policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process.""
"Gun Owners of America (GOA], another large lobbying group, also spoke out against the proposals. "[The] GOA opposes any and all gun bans. Full stop," a spokesperson wrote on X. GOA opposes any & all gun bans. Full stop. pic.twitter.com/nW0XzaLRhM- Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) September 4, 2025 Reports of a possible ban come in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last month, which left two youngsters dead. The shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, was transgender."
The Department of Justice reportedly considered proposals to ban transgender people from purchasing and owning firearms following a deadly Minneapolis school shooting. The National Rifle Association posted on X that the Second Amendment is not up for debate and said it supports the rights of all law-abiding Americans to purchase, possess and use firearms, refusing to back sweeping bans that strip rights without due process. Gun Owners of America also opposed any and all gun bans. The Minneapolis shooter was identified as a transgender individual, and claims have circulated linking transgender people to higher rates of violent crime despite their small population share.
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