The 2024 presidential candidates couldn’t be further apart on gun policy. Vice President Kamala Harris has called for universal background checks and an assault weapons ban, while former President Donald Trump favors loosening concealed carry laws nationwide.
Though neither platform is likely to clear Congress, a Trump victory could give him the power to dismantle three years of gun violence prevention measures enacted under President Joe Biden, who has arguably done more to try to stem gun violence than any president in decades.
“In my second term, we will roll back every Biden attack on the Second Amendment — the attacks are fast and furious — starting the minute that Crooked Joe shuffles his way out of the White House,” Trump told National Rifle Association members gathered for a convention in Dallas in May.
Here’s a look at the Biden-era policies most likely to be on the chopping block. Trump’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
