Minneapolis Tragedy Used to Justify Proposed Anti-Trans Firearm Ban

Senior Justice Department officials under President Donald Trump are exploring proposals to limit the right of transgender people to own firearms, as reported by CNN.

The internal discussions follow the recent Minneapolis church shooting, where two children were killed and 21 others injured, most of them parishioners. Police have identified the suspect as a 23-year-old transgender woman.

Rather than focusing on the broader issues of gun access or extremist violence, Trump allies and right-wing media quickly seized on the shooter’s gender identity to push for sweeping restrictions targeting an already marginalized group.

If enacted, the proposal would mark one of the most direct federal attacks on transgender rights to

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