1. United States
2. Mich.
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Block the ATF's proposed Form 4473 rule changes before the August 4, 2026 comment deadline. The new rules would require individuals to list their "assigned gender at birth" rather than their current legal gender — meaning trans people with updated government IDs would face automatic denials, and correcting the mismatch would constitute a federal felony. That's not a technicality. That's a Catch-22 designed to disarm a specific group of people. Historians and genocide scholars are clear that disarming minority groups is one of the earliest and most reliable warning signs of genocidal escalation. The Lemkin Institute has documented this pattern repeatedly. These ATF changes don't mention "transgender" anywhere in the text — they're buried inside a broader rule package that most gun owners will view favorably, which is exactly what makes them dangerous. Even the NRA condemned a direct attempt to curtail trans gun rights in September, stating it "supports the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans." Their silence on this version of the same policy is telling. More detail on the rule changes is documented here: https://transnews.network/p/trump-atf-takes-aim-at-trans-gun-rights The Second Amendment does not have a gender identity exception. Oppose these rule changes publicly, submit formal objections through the rulemaking process, and make clear that constitutional rights apply to every law-abiding American — including trans people.