(NewsNation) — The National Rifle Association announced it opposes any “sweeping gun bans” as the Justice Department debates placing new restrictions on some transgender persons regarding guns.

“NRA does not, and will not, support ay policy proposals that implement sweeping gun bans that arbitrarily strip law-abiding citizens of their Second Amendment rights without due process,” the NRA said in a statement.

DOJ is considering enacting a ban on some people who identify as transgender from buying or owning guns, two DOJ officials familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation. This would not be a blanket ban.

DOJ officials are debating whether to prohibit people from buying or owning guns if they have gender dysphoria, which the American Psychological Association defines as a psycholog

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