Five Things Trump Admin is
Doing and Will Do on Guns


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By Susanne Edward. May 19, 2025

While the Biden administration spent four years vilifying lawful gun owners and tying the hands of law enforcement, President Donald Trump (R) has unapologetically flipped the script—treating the bad guys like bad guys and the good guys like the responsible patriots they are.

"For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right," said Attorney General Pam Bondi when she announced the establishment of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. "No more."

Here's how Trump's administration has already changed the game—and what's coming next.

1. Gun Stores Finally Get a Break

Under Biden's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), law-abiding Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) were hit with a barrage of audits, license revocations and targeted enforcement actions—often over simple clerical errors.

Trump has made clear that under his administration, this overreach ends. .....

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