DOJ weighs firearm ban for transgenders after Minneapolis shooting



In the aftermath of the tragic Minneapolis shooting — where two young lives were lost to a violent gunman — Trump’s Department of Justice is considering taking action to stop guns from getting in the hands of transgenders.

The move is being celebrated by conservatives, as the shooter, Robin Westman, was a 23-year-old man who identified as a woman.

One potential avenue could see Trump formally declare that those who identify as transgender are mentally ill and no longer legally allowed to possess firearms.

“Under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, this Department of Justice is actively considering a range of options to prevent mentally unstable individuals from committing acts of violence, especially at schools,” a spokesman for the DOJ said.


However, while many conservatives believe that transgenderism is a mental illness — they’re not sure that broadly banning guns for any group of people is the right move.

“I read that headline and my knee-jerk reaction is like, good, they shouldn’t have guns. And then I’m like, ah, I don’t know how you do that with the Second Amendment,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”

“I think everyone would agree you don’t want violent, mentally ill people to have firearms,” BlazeTV contributor Grant Stinchfield chimes in. “So we can all agree on that. The problem becomes ‘Who is the decider?’”

“So who decides who’s violently and mentally ill? Because I promise you, Nancy Pelosi is going to say, ‘Well, Stinchfield’s mentally ill because he loves freedom and God and all those things.’ So it’s all in the decider,” he continues.

“Now, transgender certainly ... it’s a violent, violent section, mentally ill people, and it is a mental illness. If you think you’re a boy and you don’t have nuts hanging down below you, you’re mentally ill,” he adds.

Gonzales notes that while not all shooters are transgender, transgenders make up such a small percentage of the population and have committed several of the devastating mass shootings in recent years.

“It’s pretty skewed when you look at that,” she says, adding, “And so it’s just hard because you want to prevent this from happening.”

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Gut-wrenching video captures final words of Chicago father gunned down as loved ones watch in horror on Facebook livestream



A Chicago father was broadcasting live video on Facebook in front of family and friends when he was shot and killed.

Kevin Watson, 42, parked his car in the city's South Austin neighborhood and was livestreaming inside his vehicle around 6:14 p.m. Wednesday.

'This hurt a lot of us.'

Watson is heard talking about a parking dispute he had experienced earlier before becoming alarmed, putting up his hands, and asking, "What's up, bro? What's up?"

He then says, "Hell, nah!"

Watson exits his car, and what sounds like a physical confrontation occurs just outside the vehicle — and beyond the view of the video camera in his car.

Seconds later, a single gunshot rings out. The audio of the video then goes eerily silent.

Soon the door of another vehicle is heard slamming shut, after which the sound of a car driving away is audible.

Several people are heard screaming in the background.

One man yells, "Call the police!"

Someone is instructing others to apply pressure to Watson's gunshot wound.

The New York Post reported that Watson was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting occurred just a few blocks from a police station.

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The disturbing Facebook live video was shared on social media. One post that includes the clip had nearly 2 million views as of Friday afternoon.

Some of Watson's loved ones were watching the livestream.

Freddie Collier, a friend of Watson, stated, "We're going to have to figure out how to move on and be strong, day to day, to help each other get past this, because this didn't just hurt one person. This hurt a lot of us."

Watson was killed just weeks shy of his birthday, and he leaves behind a 6-year-old son.

The fatal shooting occurred near the liquor store where Watson's cousin worked. Watson reportedly visited his cousin there shortly before he was killed.

"He was choking for breath. He was trying to struggle to breathe," Watson's cousin Jacquez Smith told WLS-TV.

Lamar Spencer, a close friend of Watson and a witness, recalled, "I rubbed his palm, and I squeezed his hand, and he wouldn't squeeze back."

Alvin Jackson, Watson's close friend and a shooting witness, told WLS, "He was talking to a guy, and he was going to his car, then the guy followed behind him. So the guy followed behind him and pulled the gun on him. He was trying to wrestle with the gun, and the gun went off."

Smith said, "He was a good man. No matter what he done, he helped people, you know? He helped me get this job in here."

The Chicago Sun-Times said there have been no arrests in connection with the deadly shooting, and detectives are investigating the case.

The Chicago Police Department on Friday did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

According to the Chicago Police Department data, there have been 903 shootings in the city so far in 2025 along with 249 murders. The year before, there were 359 murders in the Windy City and 1,432 shootings.

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NFL headquarters shooting exposes liberal delusion



Shane Tamura, 27, was seen getting out of a black BMW with an M4 rifle moments before he allegedly stormed the NFL headquarters in New York City and killed one NYPD cop and three civilians.

Tamura then allegedly turned the gun on himself, leaving behind a suicide note revealing that he targeted the NFL headquarters because he blamed the league for a football-related brain injury — despite not having played football since high school.

“Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits. They failed us,” the note read.

“What’s the left-wing response to this?” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere asks. “Because I know they’re going to supposedly get mad about football; they’re going to get mad about guns, right? But I mean, a police officer died.”


Burguiere points out that the left favors Zohran Mamdani for NYC’s next mayor, who, like many leftists, is in favor of defunding the police. Not only that, but Mamdani’s top aide, Julian Gerson, lauded the alleged murderer of the United Healthcare CEO, Luigi Mangione.

“Mangione is adored not only because he dared to target a leader of one of the most vile, self-enriching industries darkening our society today, but because he dared to defy the stasis of nihilistic rejection,” Gerson wrote in a social media post last December.

“The question is not whether he was right or wrong,” he continued. “It’s how many others he has shaken loose.”

But the left’s love for chaos isn’t all that Burguiere finds alarming as violence continues to ravage the streets of New York.

In a segment on CNN, reporter Erin Burnett called Tamura “possibly white.”

“Possibly white? In theory, any person could be ‘possibly white’ before you’ve seen them,” Burguiere says. “We did have images, though, of the guy. Definitely not white.”

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Watch: Pistol-whipping carjacker picks wrong car — and has instant regrets when pastor gives him shock of his life



New video shows a teen attempting an armed carjacking in crime-ridden Baltimore, but the intended victim — a prominent pastor — fought back and turned the tables on the crook.

Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr. — pastor of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bridgeport, Connecticut — was in Baltimore for a funeral in late June.

'I knew my life was at stake.'

Moales parked his car outside a seafood restaurant in the city's Upper Fells Point neighborhood just before 9 p.m. June 29, WBAL-TV reported.

A teen wearing a ski mask approached Moales' vehicle while the pastor was still inside it, the station said, adding that the teenager allegedly asked the pastor for help regarding his dead cell phone.

The teen — armed with a gun — ordered the pastor to exit his vehicle, WBAL said.

"When I looked at him, I knew like something about this wasn't right. I was looking to kind of drive away, and he immediately pulls up his ski mask," Moales told WBFF-TV. "Puts it up over his face, whips out the Glock, points it at the car, like, 'Get out the car.'"

Moales added to WJZ-TV, "He's placed materialism over my life, and unfortunate[ly] for him, he picked the wrong car."

The pastor made a split-second decision to fight back against the young carjacker.

"I immediately got into a fight. So I just punched him in the face. I reach out for the gun," Moales recalled to WBFF.

Surveillance video shows Moales tackling the teen and slamming him on the wet pavement for approximately 20 seconds.

Moales also told WBFF, "I really believe I was fighting for my life and, more importantly, trying to get home to my wife and children."

Citing charging documents, WBAL reported that the carjacker pistol-whipped the pastor in the head.

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During the melee, Moales recounted to WJZ that he was able to wrestle the gun away from the teenager.

What's more, the pastor offered the teen an opportunity to get away.

Moales recalled to WBFF, "I realize how young he is, and that's when I tell him, 'Hey, I'm a pastor. Relax, calm down. I'm a pastor. I'm not going to press charges. You know, I'm going to let you go, but you’ve got to get out of here.'"

However, the carjacker didn't accept the offer — and proceeded to steal the pastor's vehicle.

"I told him, 'I'm a father, a husband, and a pastor, and you can just go now, and I won't press charges,'" Moales recounted to WVIT-TV. "But even after all of that — after I had let him go and given him a chance to not face charges — he still drove off in my car."

He added to WBFF, "You would think once I let him know I was a pastor that there would be, in one way or another, some level of remorse, and there was neither, none at all. He [couldn't] care less. And that’s what’s left me hurt — I’m not going to say broken — [but] hurt, concerned, and knowing what my new mission is."

The pastor suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from his congregation.

WJZ reported that within hours of the carjacking, officers with the Baltimore Police Department located the pastor's vehicle with three suspects inside — ages 15, 16, and 19.

All three teenagers were arrested and charged with auto theft, WBAL said.

The two minors were not identified because they are underage, but WBAL identified the 19-year-old suspect as Mehkai Tindal, according to charging documents. It isn't clear which of the three attacked Moales.

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The harrowing experience provided the pastor with an eye-opening perspective — and a new mission.

Moales told WVIT, "I have forgiven the young man — but this violent crime just shows me that I need to work even harder to help young people right here in Bridgeport, because a lot of these kids are hopeless and this problem is not unique to Baltimore."

The pastor added to WBFF, "If we don't commit to educating this generation in a significant way, what happened to me is just a beginning. If they'll, if they'll pistol-whip a pastor, you about know what they'll do to my members."

Moales noted to WBAL, "My prayer today is, 'God, thank you for covering me. Thank you for my life.'"

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Chicago carnage: 50+ shot, 8 killed during bloody July 4th weekend — but mayor focuses on LGBTQ Pride, safety in city



More than 50 people were shot — eight of whom were killed — in Chicago during a bloody Fourth of July weekend, according to a report. However, the Democratic mayor of Chicago seemed more focused on LGBTQ Pride events and how safe the city is for LGBTQ+ tourists.

At least 55 people were shot, eight fatally, in the city between midnight on Thursday and Sunday night, according to WLS-TV.

'Why don’t you step away from this s**t and fix the crime in your city, you POS.'

The news outlet noted that the carnage over the holiday weekend actually was dramatically less severe than last year.

In 2024 over the Fourth of July weekend, 105 people were shot, 22 of whom were killed, WLS-TV previously reported.

Included in this year's holiday weekend violence, two gunmen opened fire on a group of people, seven of whom were wounded, according to Block Club Chicago.

A reported drive-by shooting in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood early Saturday morning left four wounded — three critically.

According to city data, there have been 206 homicides in Chicago this year, which actually is 31% less than in 2024. There have been 171 fatal shootings so far this year in the city.

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However, the alarming figures from the Fourth of July weekend do not include the bloodbath that occurred just a day beforehand.

Just after 11 p.m. last Wednesday, a mass shooting erupted near a restaurant in the River North neighborhood.

Citing the Chicago Police Department, WFTS-TV reported that a dark-colored vehicle drove by the restaurant and shots were fired into a crowd of people. The driver then fled the crime scene.

A community activist trying to quell violence was in the area during the shooting and told the news outlet that the victims were shot as they exited an event hosted by a local rapper.

Police said 18 people were shot and four were killed in the mass shooting. Three of the victims were rushed to local hospitals in critical condition, and another person was in serious condition, according to police. Ten victims were transported to hospitals in good to fair condition.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the deceased as 23-year-old Devonte Terrell Williamson, 25-year-old Leon Andrew Henry, 26-year-old Aviance King, and 27-year-old Taylor Walker.

Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling stated, "They opened fire on a crowd. They didn't care who was struck, and in a matter of seconds, they were able to shoot 18 people."

Snelling noted that the appearance by the rapper was not on the police department's radar because it was a private event.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the suspects in the deadly mass shooting. Those with any information on the fatal shooting should contact 1-800-535-STOP.

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The official Facebook account for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, said of last Wednesday's mass shooting: "We will not rest until the perpetrators of this mass shooting are brought to justice. Chicago, if you have any information at all about this tragic incident, now is the time to come forward."

Johnson's statement added, "Our hearts are with the families of the victims of last night's tragic mass shootings. Acts of cowardice like these shootings are unacceptable, and we won't stand for them as a city."

While Johnson's Facebook account did not mention the Fourth of July weekend violence, the mayor on Tuesday did claim that Chicago was "ranked the safest destination for LGBTQ+ tourists in America." Johnson added that he "spent a day ... speaking with residents, community leaders, and local business owners about what our administration is doing to support public safety, LGBTQ+ tourism and civil rights, and small businesses."

One commenter under the post replied, "Is this a joke[?] Just look at what happened there 4th of July weekend."

Johnson's official profile on the X social media platform also did not mention the Fourth of July weekend shootings — but on Monday the mayor did highlight an LGBTQ Pride festival.

"Pride South Side's All American Pride festival last Saturday was a joyous celebration of [our] unstoppable spirit that defines the South Side and the city's diverse LGBTQ+ community," Johnson's X page stated.

That got under the skin of more than a few commenters. One replied that Johnson was "still silent" about those shot "over the holiday weekend. So much blood on your hands." Others were more direct.

  • "Failed city, failed mayors, murder capital of the freakin world," one wrote. "Fatigue man, FATIGUE."
  • "Why don’t you step away from this s**t and fix the crime in your city, you POS," another suggested.
  • "Try doing your job, you worthless t**t," another stated, while adding an image of a headline noting "CHICAGO: AT LEAST 50 SHOT SO FAR DURING JULY 4TH WEEKEND."

The mayor's office did not mention the recent bloody violence on its official website.

Blaze News requested a comment from Johnson's office but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

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Disturbing online materials allegedly offer glimpse into thoughts, potential motives of Nashville school shooting suspect



The alleged writings of the suspected shooter at Antioch High School in Nashville reveal the state of mind and possible motives for the deadly school shooting.

As Blaze News previously reported, the high school was placed on lockdown due to reports of gunshots being fired in the building around 11 a.m. local time Wednesday.

'I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself. I just couldn't take anymore.'

The shooter — identified by police as 17-year-old Solomon Henderson — reportedly used a handgun to fire several shots in the school cafeteria.

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a statement that two students were shot. A male student suffered a wound after a bullet grazed him, but 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante was fatally shot. A third student suffered a facial wound due to a fall.

The shooter fatally shot himself in the head, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.

The shooter allegedly livestreamed the attack from multiple social media platforms, including Kick, which is similar to Twitch.

Kick confirmed the shooting was partially livestreamed on the platform but stressed that the account was "rapidly" banned and the content was quickly removed.

"We extend our thoughts to everyone impacted by this event," the company said in a statement on X. "Violence has no place on Kick. We are actively working with law enforcement and taking all appropriate steps to support their investigation."

WTVF-TV obtained documents said to be written by Henderson, which provided a possible glimpse into what he may have been thinking prior to the shooting.

He allegedly had a layout of the school in his documents. Henderson reportedly wrote that he "was ashamed to be black."

The Nashville Banner reported that Henderson wrote, "Candace Owens influenced me above all each time she spoke."

Henderson allegedly posted a flyer from the Goyim Defense League — which the Anti-Defamation League describes as a "small network of virulently anti-Semitic provocateurs" that has a mission to "expel Jews from America."

Posters from the GDL are seen stating that "every single aspect" of the Trump campaign, Biden administration, and mainstream media are "Jewish."

Henderson reportedly also expressed that he was "miserable" and suicidal for months.

"I was so miserable. I wanted to kill myself. I just couldn't take anymore. I am a worthless subhuman, a living breathing disgrace," he allegedly wrote in online comments on Nov. 18. "All my [in real life] friends outgrew me, act like they didn't f**king know me. Being me was so f**king humiliating. That's why I spend all day dissociating."

Henderson reportedly said that he didn't consider himself to be a victim of bullying.

'Today seems like a good day to die.'

Henderson — an Antioch student — purportedly said of his high school, "School is a daycare. It's just impossible for you to actually think. You say things because other people have said it before then go repeat ad nauseam somewhere else. In school, we're taught to wake up early, shut up, sit for long periods of hours, do tasks you hate, then repeat."

Henderson allegedly was influenced by other school shooters, including the transgender mass shooter who murdered three 9-year-old children and three adults in the 2023 shooting at the Covenant School — a private Christian elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville.

Henderson purportedly had a photo of the Covenant School shooter in his documents. He reportedly wrote that he did not intend to kill any law enforcement officers. His manifesto allegedly included a link to instructions on how to carry out a mass killing and ranked targets from easiest to most difficult.

The Tennessean reported that the 300-page document was posted on X and included several photos of Henderson, who reportedly praised Adolf Hitler and shared photos of previous school shootings.

The writer allegedly said the original plan would need to "speed up," and the goal would be to kill "at least 10 people."

A post on a Bluesky account linked in the document reportedly stated: "Today seems like a good day to die."

Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed there were "materials" on the internet that law enforcement is investigating.

"That's in the initial stages, but we’ll continue to follow up on that," Drake stated.

WTVF said it did not immediately receive a response to a request for comment from police. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.

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