"Such a move would represent a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration's fight against the rights of transgender Americans, CNN reported, especially since restricting gun rights in any capacity has long been a line in the sand for Republicans. The DOJ is reportedly looking at ways to designate transgender people as mentally ill and therefore ineligible to exercise their Second Amendment rights, one Justice official told CNN."
"The vast majority of mass attacks in the US have no connection to transgender people, the report stated, Still, after the deadly shooting last week, some conservative allies of the president quickly claimed that gender dysphoria the psychological distress and discomfort some people feel when there's a difference between their sex assigned at birth and their gender identity is a mental illness that should bar citizens from purchasing a firearm. A 2023 report by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Association Center found that from 2016 to 2020, 96% of shooters were men, 3% women, and 2% transgender."
"When he took office in January, Trump quickly signed two executive orders aimed at transgender people. One barred them from serving in the military, while the other ordered federal prisons to house transgender inmates in lockups corresponding to their gender at birth. In addition, Attorney General Pam Bondi has targeted medical facilities providing gender-affirming care by sending more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics that have provided services to minors."
The Trump administration is considering measures to bar transgender Americans from owning firearms after a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that killed two children and injured at least 21. The Department of Justice has explored designating transgender people as mentally ill to render them ineligible for Second Amendment rights. The vast majority of mass attacks in the US have no connection to transgender people. From 2016 to 2020, 96% of shooters were men, 3% women, and 2% transgender. The administration previously barred transgender people from military service, directed prisons to house inmates by sex assigned at birth, and the attorney general has issued subpoenas to providers of gender-affirming care for minors.
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