Identity-Based Gun Bans Flip Coalitions

Reports say Trump’s DOJ is weighing a firearms ban for trans Americans after a high‑profile shooting. Such a class-based restriction would pit Second Amendment protections against equal-protection claims and could push some Democrats toward gun-rights defenses while tempting some Republicans toward identity-targeted prohibitions. It also sets a precedent for health- or status-linked disarmament beyond traditional prohibitor categories. — This would realign gun and civil-rights politics and test whether courts will tolerate identity-coded limits on a fundamental right.