The broader political context is that Biden campaigned on adding AR-15s to the NFA, a law designed to keep firearms out of the hands of the plebs [0], nominated

The broader political context is that Biden campaigned on adding AR-15s to the NFA, a law designed to keep firearms out of the hands of the plebs [0], nominated an ATF director who wants to ban AR-15s entirely [1], and has pushed controversial red-flag laws that allow for the seizure of firearms without the accused having any right to challenge the order prior to the property seizure being executed [2]. AR-15s are owned by millions of Americans, mostly Republicans, for lawful purposes such as hunting and target shooting. Rifles of all types are used in only around 2% of all homicides [3], so this would have a very minimal impact on Biden's stated goal of reducing gun violence, but would significantly affect legal gun owners. It's entirely unsurprising that this has prompted a backlash by red states, which are gearing up for a political and legal fight over firearms for the next few years. [0] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/16/biden-gun-control-poverty/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/16/biden-gun-... [1] - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/26/david-chipman-bidens-nominee-head-atf-supports-ar-15-rifle-ban/7456028002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/26/davi... [2] - https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/06/biden-doj-proposes-new-pistol-brace-rule-and-model-red-flag-gun-confiscation-legislation/ https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/06/biden-doj-proposes-... [3] - https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8.xls https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-...