We’ve covered the numerous ways in which President Donald Trump has used his office to defend or advance our rights protected under the Second Amendment. To cite just a few examples, he repealed a Biden-era crackdown on firearms exports, established a formal government policy that seeks to put an end to the practice of “debanking” corporations or individuals over politics, and his Department of Justice (DOJ) set up a Second Amendment Task Force “to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.”
These administrative steps were necessary due to the current narrow margins in Congress that make passing pro-Second Amendment legislation exceptionally difficult; although we did see some important success with the enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Trump signed into law on July 4th.
Now, with Senator Chuck Schumer’s (D) weeks-long shutdown of the federal government, we’ve seen President Trump again step up to help law-abiding gun owners. Many government employees are being furloughed or asked to work without pay (they will be properly compensated once the shutdown is over) during the Schumer Shutdown, which has led to a disruption or suspension of many government services.
Fortunately, those who wish to hunt on National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) lands will not be impacted thanks to Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Although hunting is not permitted on all NWR lands, the system includes more than 750 areas that cover over 850 million acres, and there are many hunting opportunities included.
According to the Daily Caller, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services was instructed to continue to allow hunting on National Wildlife Refuge lands where hunting is permitted. The article notes, “According to the plan, refuge law enforcement officers will be exempt from the (Schumer-caused) furlough (impacting thousands of federal employees) in addition to at least one employee who will remain on site for safety purposes.”
This action follows closely on the heels of another Schumer Shutdown-related move by the Trump administration, as it was recently announced that the processing of applications required by the National Firearms Act (NFA) would resume last week. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) employees tasked with processing the forms regulating certain items strictly controlled under the NFA—items like suppressors and short-barreled rifles —were scheduled to return to work in spite of the shutdown.
Once again, President Trump has shown that he is the strongest ally to reside in the White House this country has ever seen.
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