In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.

The talks, described as preliminary in nature, appear to build on an idea that has gained some currency in conservative media since the Minneapolis shooting that killed two children and injured 21, most of them children, at Annunciation Catholic Church, an attack that police say was carried out by a 23-year-old transgender woman.

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    “Shall not be infringed” mfs never liked seeing armed minorities

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      They don’t consider us people. It’s fine for them to take away rights of what they consider little more than animals. They barely consider any women to be people, but definitely not trans-women.

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    Well we (partner and I, he’s ftm) weren’t interested in carrying, but when you put it that way…