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Days after alleged assassination attempt, Trump administration moves to weaken gun rules

Boing Boing·Jason Weisberger·about 1 month ago
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"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em." Mere days after an alleged assassination attempt rattled the White House correspondents' dinner, the Trump administration boldly announced plans to roll back dozens of federal gun regulations. The changes include rescinding a 2024 regulation from the Biden administration that sought to end what gun control advocates call the "gun show loophole." That exemption allowed unlicensed dealers to sell firearms without performing a background check to see if the prospective buyer was prohibited by law from owning a gun. The administration also plans to rescind a 2023 rule that restricted pistol braces, an attachment that enables the shooter to hold the weapon against their shoulder like a rifle. A federal court had already struck down that rule.…

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