
Political science's Matthew Lacombe: Proposal to strip transgender gun rights raises constitutional concerns
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September 23, 2025
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Plan to strip transgender gun rights draws comparisons to other discriminatory laws
cleveland.com: Matthew Lacombe, the Alexander P. Lamis Associate Professor in American Politics in the Department of Political Science, said the Justice Department’s proposal puts both liberals and conservatives in unusual positions. “It’s nonetheless concerning insofar as it’s an effort to suggest that transgender people are unfit to have the same Constitutional rights as other Americans," he said.