Deadly shootings are a sad fact of life in the United States, with 165 mass shootings (defined as “a shooting that injured or killed four or more people”) taking place in 2025 already. Uniquely for first-world developed nations, Americans are forced to live under the specter of everyday gun violence: was that “pop pop” sound an engine backfiring or something far more sinister?
Well, that paranoia is about to get a whole lot worse, as the Trump regime is on a mission to slash and burn those responsible for ensuring guns don’t end up in the wrong hands. As reported by The New York Times, recently released budget documents indicate Trump wants to “defang and downsize” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as part of a plan to undo Biden-era firearms regulations.
