The Justice Department is considering proposals regarding the ability of transgender Americans to purchase firearms, according to unnamed sources.
This comes after a tragic shooting incident at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, which was perpetrated by Robin Westman, who identified as a trans woman. Officials within the DOJ are exploring ways the Trump administration might implement restrictions on the Second Amendment rights for certain individuals, as mentioned by someone familiar with these conversations.
Some members of the DOJ believe they might have the authority to enact new measures following Trump’s previous executive order regarding the exclusion of transgender individuals from military service.
One proposed measure includes officially classifying those identified by Trump as transgender as mentally ill, thus prohibiting them from legally owning firearms, as per a statement from a DOJ official.
- Students had just begun their school year at a Catholic school in Minneapolis shortly before the incident.
- Robin Westman, at age 23, opened fire from a stained glass window during a celebratory return to school event, which was attended by children.
- The shooting resulted in the deaths of two children and injured at least 18 others before Westman took her own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Westman had written in a gun magazine about “killing Donald Trump” and referenced “for the children,” along with sharing a video of a handwritten manifesto.
- It’s worth noting that Westman’s mother was employed at the school.
This situation is ongoing and further developments are expected.
