President Trump recently floated the idea of barring transgender individuals from purchasing firearms.

While some may see this as a narrowly tailored response to highly publicized shootings, such a move would fundamentally reshape the meaning of the Second Amendment.

A Dangerous Precedent

The danger to the Second Amendment is not President Trump himself — it’s the precedent that such a ban would create.

Once the government assumes the authority to decide which categories of people may or may not exercise a constitutional right, the door is opened for future anti-gun administrations to expand those categories. As Chris McNutt, president of Texas Gun Rights stated: “Once you let politicians decide who ‘qualifies’ for freedom, you no longer have freedom at all — you have privileges doled out by bureaucrats. That’s the road to registries, red flag gun confiscation, and ultimately, tyranny.”

Today it could be transgender individuals; tomorrow it could be someone who has spoken critically of elected officials at a public meeting, someone who has protested abortion clinics, or even a veteran who has sought counseling.

History shows that restrictions rarely shrink — they expand.

Narrow exceptions metastasize into sweeping prohibitions.

Background checks became registries.

“Temporary” restrictions became permanent disqualifiers.

And red flag laws, now common in many states, allow firearms to be seized without due process on the basis of unproven allegations.

“Shall Not Be Infringed”

The Second Amendment is clear: “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

The Founders didn’t leave room for qualifiers, caveats, or carve-outs. Rights are not privileges rationed out by politicians; they are God-given liberties meant to prevent government overreach.

And the central purpose of the Second Amendment was never hunting or sport. It was — and is — the safeguard against tyranny.

A government that reserves for itself the power to decide who qualifies to be armed has already undermined that safeguard.

Addressing the Real Problem

It’s true that several recent mass shootings were carried out by individuals identifying as transgender — we’ve documented those cases. But disarming an entire group will not eliminate violence. Determined attackers will simply find another weapon — whether a knife, a car, or an improvised explosive.

The real debate must focus on mental health and public safety. Transgender individuals are not new to society, but the surge in these specific incidents is — raising serious questions about outside factors like SSRI medications and the inflamed rhetoric of the radical Left.

If someone is truly dangerous, the solution is not to take away one tool while leaving them free to act. The solution is to deal with the threat directly — while protecting the rights of law-abiding Americans.

Texas Gun Rights’ No Compromise Stance

Texas Gun Rights (TXGR) has consistently warned that every exception carved into the Second Amendment is a weapon waiting to be used by future anti-gun administrations.

That’s why TXGR stands firmly for a “No Compromise” defense of the Second Amendment for all law-abiding Americans.

As TXGR President Chris McNutt put it: “The only LGBT agenda I support is Lasers, Guns, Bombs, and Tanks. Because at the end of the day, the Second Amendment isn’t about who you are — it’s about your God-given right to defend yourself against criminals and tyrants alike.”

“At Texas Gun Rights, we don’t compromise on liberty — not for Trump, not for Biden, not for anyone” McNutt continued.

President Trump’s suggestion may not have been intended as an attack on the Second Amendment, but the precedent it sets is dangerous.

Future administrations would exploit it to expand bans, grow registries, and justify confiscation schemes.

The path forward is clear: deal directly with dangerous individuals, but never sacrifice the rights of the law-abiding. The Second Amendment says “shall not be infringed.” And those words still mean exactly what they say.