{"id":215264,"date":"2025-04-24T16:03:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=215264"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:38:05","slug":"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping &#8216;Domestic Terror&#8217; Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mask is off. A declassified document from the Biden administration reveals exactly how far officials were willing to go to brand law-abiding gun owners as domestic terrorism threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/DIG\/DIG-Declassified-Strategic-Implementation-Plan-for-CT-April2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\">Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism<\/a>\u2014quietly approved behind closed doors\u2014outlines a sweeping \u201cwhole-of-government\u201d approach targeting what it calls \u201cpotentially dangerous individuals.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spoiler: that includes you, the American gun owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The report identified who are &#8216;potentially dangerous individuals,&#8217;\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/declassified-report-shows-biden-admin-viewed-gun-owners-as-domestic-terror-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\">said<\/a> Larry Keane, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). \u201cAnd that finger pointed right at gun owners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tulsi Gabbard Releases DECLASSIFIED Documents On Biden&#039;s Gun Control SCANDAL!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FstykDuxLG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-rein-in-gun-rights-says-the-government\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" data-level=\"2\">\u201cRein In\u201d Gun Rights, Says the Government<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-surveillance-tracking-and-watchlisting\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" data-level=\"2\">Surveillance, Tracking, and Watchlisting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-atf-final-rules-blueprint-to-criminalize-gun-ownership\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" data-level=\"2\">ATF Final Rules: Blueprint to Criminalize Gun Ownership<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-change-in-leadership-change-in-direction\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" data-level=\"2\">Change in Leadership, Change in Direction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-bottom-line\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" data-level=\"2\">The Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rein-in-gun-rights-says-the-government\">\u201cRein In\u201d Gun Rights, Says the Government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In plain text, the report\u2019s Pillar Four lays it out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cRein in the proliferation of \u2018ghost guns\u2019; encourage state adoption of extreme risk protection orders; and drive other executive and legislative action, including banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Read that again. This wasn\u2019t just about limiting or regulating. The administration called for a full ban\u2014and by implication, confiscation\u2014of the most popular rifles in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 30 million <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=modern%20sporting%20rifles\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\">Modern Sporting Rifles<\/a> (MSRs) are in civilian hands. According to the report, that alone makes those owners \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They didn\u2019t stop at rifles. The plan also called for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National promotion of red flag laws\u2014laws that strip citizens of gun rights without due process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A full-out war on privately made firearms, even though Americans have been making guns in their homes since before the nation was founded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government-led programs to monitor and \u201cintervene\u201d with individuals based on political beliefs, gun ownership, or mental health evaluations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-surveillance-tracking-and-watchlisting\">Surveillance, Tracking, and Watchlisting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This wasn\u2019t just rhetoric. The plan empowered agencies like the FBI, DOJ, DHS, and even the Department of Education to expand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watchlists and surveillance programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data collection on gun owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training for law enforcement to recognize \u201csymbology and iconography\u201d\u2014which could mean anything from a Gadsden flag to a gun-rights bumper sticker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes, the plan even included efforts to monitor veterans, military personnel, and private citizens for ideological beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-atf-final-rules-blueprint-to-criminalize-gun-ownership\">ATF Final Rules: Blueprint to Criminalize Gun Ownership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Biden administration didn\u2019t just write about gun control\u2014they acted on it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ATF\u2019s \u201cFrame and Receiver\u201d Final Rule reclassified unfinished gun parts as complete firearms, requiring serial numbers and FFL oversight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sweeping redefinition of who is \u201cEngaged in the Business\u201d of selling firearms. Under this rule, even showing a firearm to a friend could classify you as a dealer requiring a license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Biden administration tried to rewrite gun laws through executive fiat. They crafted criminal law from thin air.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts were not about stopping crime\u2014they were about criminalizing lawful behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-change-in-leadership-change-in-direction\">Change in Leadership, Change in Direction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Had the Harris-Walz ticket won in 2024, this plan might still be buried. But thanks to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, a gun owner herself, this document was declassified and made public. The American people now see what was being planned behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. She\u2019s not just pushing back\u2014she\u2019s fighting fire with fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bondi announced the creation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ccrkba-to-bondi-2a-task-force-should-target-12-anti-gun-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\">Second Amendment Task Force<\/a>, dedicated to defending the rights of lawful gun owners and rolling back the unconstitutional excesses of the previous administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo more,\u201d her memo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/d9\/2025-04\/ag-bondi-memo-second-amendment-enforcement-task-force.pdf?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\">reads<\/a>. \u201cIt is the policy of this Department of Justice to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The task force, led by Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche, is already reviewing Biden-era <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/huge-news-down-goes-atfs-pistol-brace-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"673\">ATF policies like the pistol brace rule<\/a> and the \u201czero tolerance\u201d policy that crushed small FFLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bottom-line\">The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This declassified plan was never about stopping crime. It was about punishing Americans for exercising their rights. The Biden administration tried to quietly build a system that monitored, categorized, and potentially criminalized millions of law-abiding gun owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with sunlight exposing their plan, the question becomes: How much of this infrastructure still exists\u2014and how fast can it be dismantled?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle isn\u2019t over. But the playbook is no longer secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust to be sure,\u201d Keane said, \u201cthe American public should demand some detergent and elbow grease to rid ourselves of this stain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"feds-targeted-lawful-gun-owners-in-sweeping-domestic-terror-plan\" title=\"Feds Targeted Lawful Gun Owners in Sweeping 'Domestic Terror' Plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mask is off. 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