In a stunning betrayal of gun owners, Attorney General Pam Bondi recently ordered the Department of Justice to continue defending Joe Biden’s “Engaged in the Business” rule — a backdoor gun registration scheme.
And now there’s a new twist: a federal judge in the Northern District of Alabama just ruled that the ATF overstepped its authority with major parts of this rule, and issued a permanent injunction protecting the named plaintiffs and their members from enforcement.
Despite this rebuke, Bondi’s DOJ is pressing forward with defending the rule — even after President Trump ordered a full review of Biden’s gun control agenda earlier this year.
This is nothing less than a deliberate attempt to kneecap Trump’s pro-gun agenda.
What the Court Did
The court declared multiple provisions of the ATF’s rule unlawful, including:
- The claim that there’s no minimum number of guns or sales required to be “in business.”
- The presumption of “profit intent” even when no profit is shown.
- The attack on the “personal collection” safe harbor, excluding firearms kept for self-defense.
- Presumptions that reselling or advertising firearms automatically makes someone a dealer.
These provisions have now been permanently blocked against enforcement for the named plaintiffs.
But here’s the catch: the rest of the country is still exposed.
Unless the rule is struck down entirely, millions of gun owners remain at risk of being treated like criminals for private sales.
Cornyn’s BSCA Opened the Door & Bondi is Doubling Down
Make no mistake: this entire scheme is the spawn of John Cornyn’s Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, drafted with anti-gun Democrat Chris Murphy.
Cornyn handed Biden the legislative keys to create a backdoor registry — and Bondi is keeping it alive.
Pam Bondi has a long history of selling out gun owners: she supported red flag laws in Florida, refused to stop anti-gun ordinances, and repeatedly sided with the political elite over grassroots conservatives.
Now, as Attorney General of the United States, she’s siding with Biden over Trump, fighting in court to preserve Biden’s gun control legacy.
President Trump must get control of his own AG and force her to follow his pro-gun agenda.
The Fight in the Courts
There is hope.
In the Fifth Circuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gun Owners of America are suing to stop this same rule. Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) and the National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) filed a hard-hitting amicus brief in support.
A preliminary injunction is currently protecting gun owners in Texas and several other states.
But if Bondi’s DOJ succeeds in salvaging the rule, that protection could vanish — putting every gun owner back in the crosshairs.
As every gun owner knows: registration is the first step to confiscation.
What You Can Do
- Call the DOJ NOW — (202) 353-1555. Demand they STOP defending Biden’s gun registry scheme by ENDING the “engaged in the business” rule.
- Click here to e-mail Senator John Cornyn and tell him gun owners will hold him accountable unless he helps end the very rule he created.
- Chip in to Texas Gun Rights. Help us fight Bondi, expose Cornyn, and stop backdoor registration schemes.
With Republicans in charge, we should be expanding freedom… not fighting Biden leftovers propped up by Cornyn and defended by Bondi’s DOJ.
