President Donald J. Trump has done more for gun rights in his short time back in office than any other president I can think of in history. There might be some out there who did more, but damned if I can recall any of them right now.
That’s a very good thing.
Gun Owners of America absolutely loves what Trump has done, too. That’s been clear from their many public statements this year. Yet that’s not stopping them from pursuing three lawsuits right now, and it shouldn’t.
“Let’s be honest—this is frustrating,” Pratt wrote in the national alert. “For the third time since President Trump took office, GOA is back in court fighting one of his agencies.
Don’t get us wrong—the Trump administration has delivered some huge wins for gun owners. From rolling back Biden-era regulations to appointing pro-Second Amendment judges, they’ve been a breath of fresh air. But when it comes to making our legal victories permanent, we can’t let anyone—not even our allies—stall real progress.”
One of the bones of contention is the lawsuit concerning Michigan CCW Permits.
“We sued Biden’s ATF for interfering with concealed carry holders,” Pratt wrote. “While the Trump DOJ issued a temporary fix, it’s not permanent. A future Kamala Harris administration could wipe it out overnight.”
Another issue, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) “engaged in the business rule,” also remains unsettled.
“We secured an injunction blocking Biden’s scheme to force every private sale through a background check,” Pratt wrote. “But the DOJ is dragging its feet on withdrawing their appeal—an appeal that, if dropped, we believe could lead to a permanent victory in court.”
Lastly, GOA is also fighting the Trump Administration over the matter of Biden’s “zero-tolerance” policy for gun dealers in regard to minor paperwork errors warranting license revocation.
The problem is actually pretty simple. While Trump has adjusted many of these issues through executive orders, the lack of any permanent fix via legislation or judicial order means that the next anti-gun president might just roll everything back to where it was a year ago.
After all, Trump did pretty much that when he took office. Biden took the executive order route because he couldn’t get anything else, but while Trump reset a lot of this, the next guy can swing it right back to where everything the president did is null and void.
That’s a problem.
I’m also troubled by the DOJ dragging its feet on the “engaged in the business” thing, because that should be a no-brainer. There’s no way that should be an issue for them to say, “Yeah, that was botched. Let’s back off and let the courts side with GOA on it.”
And they’re not, apparently. Not yet, anyway.
It’s a shame that GOA has to do this, but it’s the right move as things currently stand. It’s a shame because if they don’t, as noted before, we could find ourselves right back where we were because sooner or later, another anti-gunner will be in the Oval Office, whether we like it or not. It’s foolish to pretend otherwise.
So, getting some kind of permanent solution to Biden’s mistakes is the only sound strategy.
Editor’s Note: The right to keep and bear arms still needs defending, even with a friendly administration in charge in D.C.
Help us continue reporting on the challenges and successes Second Amendment advocates are facing and achieving by becoming a Bearing Arms VIP member, and use the promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership!
Read the full article here
