The NSSF is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to dismantle the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, established under President Joe Biden. The NSSF argues the office, funded by taxpayers, focuses on limiting Second Amendment rights rather than addressing criminal misuse of firearms.
The organization claims the Biden administration’s office, supervised by Vice President Kamala Harris, diverted resources to gun control agendas rather than public safety. It accuses the office of employing former gun control advocates, including Stefanie Feldman, director, and Rob Wilcox, former lobbyist for Everytown for Gun Safety—a group that advocates for banning classes of firearms and imposing restrictions on the firearm industry. Additionally, Greg Jackson, special assistant to the president and deputy director, previously worked for the Tides Foundation Community Justice Action Fund, another gun control advocacy group.
NSSF Senior Vice President & General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane said President-elect Trump has a chance to “stand strong with law-abiding Second Amendment supporters and wipe away this unprecedented abuse of government authority.” According to Keane, the office was designed to cater to special-interest gun control supporters and used taxpayer funds to, in his view, erode the rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.
Feldman, who previously stated on social media that President Biden would work to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), reportedly aims to dismantle liability protections for firearm manufacturers. The NSSF has further criticized the office for its alleged involvement in lawsuits aimed at Glock to pressure design changes for handguns, which the office reportedly pursued with Everytown and the City of Chicago.
The NSSF points to an ongoing investigation by the U.S. House Oversight Committee regarding alleged collusion with gun control groups and the office’s reluctance to address criminal gun misuse, noting the office has yet to comply with subpoenas from Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).
Trump may consider repurposing the office to support Second Amendment protections, which would be a bitter irony to anti-gunners who believed the creation of the office was a doorway for them to overrun America’s constitutional rights.
