The Gun Owners of America discuss critical rollbacks that will finally provide support for private gun owners.
For a while there, it didn’t appear like President Donald Trump was making enough progress on his promise to defend the Second Amendment rights of U.S. citizens. But a pair of recently announced rollbacks show that he isn’t backing down on his promise, something that pleases Gun Owners of America spokesman Stephen Willeford greatly.
Just days after the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Trump Administration announced a few changes to long-standing gun regulations. The big one involve doing away with a 2023 rule that has restricted pistol braces, something that has been a thorn in the backside of private gun owners and dealers alike ever since it was put in place by the previous Biden Administration.
In addition, another Biden-set rule that forced firearms dealers across the U.S. to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other locations outside of typical brick-and-mortar locations, mainly because of violation of Second Amendment rights.
Over 30 planned changes for federal gun regulations are in effect, with a new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Robert Cekada, put in charge.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made it clear that these changes in gun regulations would pose no threat, despite objections from concerned anti-gun groups. “For too long, regulations were written without any real understanding of how firearms businesses operate, how lawful gun owners handle their firearms, or what truly improves public safety,” he noted.
What kind of effect will these regulations have for gun owners? Willeford, the 2017 “hero with a gun” and the spokesman for the GOA, joins us now to discuss this further. Welcome, Stephen!
Q&A:
- What are your thoughts on the Trump Administration finally announcing several gun regulations put in place by the Biden Administration?
- Which ones would you say are the biggest? The long-running pistol brace ban? Or perhaps the “gun show loophole”?
- What do you think about the new Director for the ATF? Do you believe he will help guide them in a more helpful direction when it comes to private gun owners?
- What about those that object to the removal of these regulations? And the fact they’re bringing up the recent incident at the Correspondents’ Dinner as a “clear case” for said argument?
- Where do you see the fight surrounding gun rights going as 2026 continues on? Will this new ATF leadership help turn the tide?
- You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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