Here’s Why President Biden’s Executive Action on Guns Won’t Stop Gun Violence

This week, President Joe Biden issued a handful of executive orders that he says will address the nation’s alleged “epidemic” of gun violence. Among other things, the executive orders instructed the Department of Justice to issue new rules about the sale of “ghost guns” and pistol arm braces, as well as model “red flag law” legislation for states.

We don’t yet have the specific language the DOJ will eventually use in these rules, but two things are immediately clear. One is that these actions are primarily political stunts that can do very little to address gun violence. Second, they serve as notice to responsible gun owners that the White House doesn’t think very highly of their Second Amendment rights.