Murphy, Blumenthal to DOJ: Did You Change Our Gun Laws and Put Lives at Risk to Help Trump's Kids Get Rich

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche demanding he turn over documents and any communications related to recently proposed DOJ and ATF rule changes which would effectively legalize mail order gun sales, granting a massive revenue source to GrabAGun Digital Holdings, an online firearms retailer owned, in part, by Donald Trump Jr. In the letter, Murphy and Blumenthal highlight evidence that Trump Jr.'s company, widely known as the "Amazon of Guns," may have had advance notice of the Trump administration's proposed rule changes, and were corruptly positioned to profit from those sweeping, dangerous changes to our gun regulations. The Senators also raised concerns about the major public safety risks associated with permitting the mass sale of guns directly to people's homes, without requiring in-person identity verification with a federal firearms licensee (FFL).

"We write to express serious concerns about the recent rulemakings released by Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and to ask for all communications between, to, or from, either the DOJ and/or ATF, and any person with a financial interest in GrabAGun, including Donald Trump, Jr. ("Trump Jr.") from the date of President Trump's inauguration through the date of this letter. Taken together, the proposed changes appear poised to expand opportunities for online dealers to facilitate the mass sale of guns directly to people's doors and there is one online firearm company that conveniently and uniquely seemed to understand in advance that this may be an option."

The Senators laid out the evidence that DOJ corruptly coordinated with Donald Trump Jr's company: "In a May 13 earnings call two weeks after the regulations were announced, the company's CEO noted that the combined rules would enable consumers to 'complete the full compliance process remotely. That includes direct to home firearm delivery within an approved framework.' He said this 'could be the most significant change to firearms retail distribution in decades.' He went on to note that 'GrabAGun is uniquely positioned for this opportunity' and comparatively '[f]ew companies are positioned to adapt this quickly if the rules change.' It appears that GrabAGun had information about the potential change in the regulatory landscape and made a series of business decisions to capitalize on the moment."

They questioned why Trump Jr's company decided to aggressively build out their direct-to-consumer gun sale model while mail order gun shipping was still illegal: "Fortuitously, in January 2026, months before ATF announced regulation changes in April that would seemingly legalize at-home firearms delivery, GrabAGun launched Pew Logistics, which they described as 'our white-labeled direct-to-consumer fulfillment solution.' According to the company's CEO, Pew Logistics is essentially an out-of the-box compliance and logistics solution for manufacturers who want to sell direct-to-consumer."

The letter concluded by emphasizing that these corrupt rule changes will put lives at risk, empower violent criminals, and upend law enforcement infrastructure throughout the country: "The Trump Administration's push to build the legal framework for these changes is insidious. The consequences would reshape gun trafficking, law enforcement, and public safety across America, and lives are quite literally on the line. Yet, it's even more offensive if members of the President's family had insider information and made business decisions to account for that."

The Senators' letter is available here. A full transcript of the letter is available below.

Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche:

We write to express serious concerns about the recent rulemakings released by Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and to ask for all communications between, to, or from, either the DOJ and/or ATF, and any person with a financial interest in GrabAGun, including Donald Trump, Jr. ("Trump Jr.") from the date of President Trump's inauguration through the date of this letter. Taken together, the proposed changes appear poised to expand opportunities for online dealers to facilitate the mass sale of guns directly to people's doors and there is one online firearm company that conveniently and uniquely seemed to understand in advance that this may be an option.

GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc. ("GrabAGun") is an online firearms retailer self-described as the "Amazon of Guns". It is well known that Trump Jr. has a significant financial interest in GrabAGun and has served on the board of directors since at least March 2025, owns shares, and helped take the company public. Fortuitously, in January 2026, months before ATF announced regulation changes in April that would seemingly legalize at-home firearms delivery, GrabAGun launched Pew Logistics, which they described as "our white-labeled direct-to-consumer fulfillment solution." According to the company's CEO, Pew Logistics is essentially an out-of the-box compliance and logistics solution for manufacturers who want to sell direct-to-consumer.

Then, in a May 13 earnings call two weeks after the regulations were announced, the company's CEO noted that the combined rules would enable consumers to "complete the full compliance process remotely. That includes direct to home firearm delivery within an approved framework." He said this "could be the most significant change to firearms retail distribution in decades." He went on to note that "GrabAGun is uniquely positioned for this opportunity" and comparatively "[f]ew companies are positioned to adapt this quickly if the rules change." It appears that GrabAGun had information about the potential change in the regulatory landscape and made a series of business decisions to capitalize on the moment.

The Trump Administration's push to build the legal framework for these changes is insidious. The consequences would reshape gun trafficking, law enforcement, and public safety across America, and lives are quite literally on the line. Yet, it's even more offensive if members of the President's family had insider information and made business decisions to account for that.

Therefore, we believe that GrabAGun's competitors, the American people, and policy makers deserve to know whether GrabAGun employees were in communication with the ATF or DOJ about the development of the regulatory scheme. Please provide all communications by August 14, 2026.