this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2026
64 points (94.4% liked)
News
38259 readers
1498 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
I think he's deserving a demonstration of what he's choosing to prioritize in the same way Charlie Kirk was shown. Please, someone, show him.
scrapping more than three dozen firearms regulations
I can't stand how journalists will write something like that and then not include an itemized list.
Yes, they give some examples, but I want the whole list without having to dig through the federal register myself.
It matters because some of it is bad, while some is neutral, and some is good.
I actually looked it up myself on the ATF's website, which is actually really well set up.
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform
There are only 4 rules that are being "scrapped", and they aren't even actually full rules being removed, just altered. 3 of them are to conform with court cases. The only 1 they are removing on their own is a rule that was meant to be temporary to inform people of a rule change back in the 90's (making pistols only 21+). Since that change is 30 years old, now, it isnt new, so there's no need to pretend it is.
We had regulations??
Its easier to buy a shotgun and a high capacity ar 15 than it is to buy a handgun in many states, because of regulations
Which is reasonable, given that most gun crime is committed with handguns.
That would explain it. Though, I think reasonable would be they're equally regulated instead of one class being easier than others etc.
So many regulations. Moreso at the state and local level, where they vary wildly from place to place.
Whether the regulations make sense is another issue altogether.
We're talking federally, though. Trump isn't repealing any state regulations, right?
"restoring gun rights to some people with mental illness" is good actually. We should never tolerate the "othering" of folks by the state; especially when that state is the USA.
If you read the proposed change, basically it comes down to the fact that the ATF took the definition of "mentally defective" from other government sources, specifically, Veterans Affairs.
That definition includes people, for example, who are incapable of managing their own finances, but have no other indications of being a danger to themselves or others.
While I see your point, 60% of gun deaths are suicides. We absolutely need to do something and since universal healthcare is not happening with this administration, a gun ban might be the only thing that could help.
- We need to do something!
- 'This' is 'something'
- Therefore, we must do 'this'
I realize you attempted to justify it by hand-waving away a better alternative, but still, that logic is bullshit.
More like perfect is the enemy of the good.