Marketplace All-in-One
How gun policy is changing under Trump
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Key takeaways
- Julia Coronado characterized the labor market as stable and resilient but marked by low hiring, low firing and little overall movement.
- The administration proposed more than three dozen gun-regulation changes, including an online-sales rule that drew opposition from both small gun dealers and gun-violence-prevention groups.
- Brownlee said expanded online sales could threaten small gun stores by enabling larger companies to sell at lower prices, while also raising public-safety concerns about screening buyers.
- Smith & Wesson’s acquisition of Savage Arms illustrates the consolidation trend that Brownlee says could be encouraged by the proposed regulatory changes.
Summary
Julia Coronado expects a stable but sluggish labor market
Host Kimberly Adams previews JOLTS, ADP’s private-sector report and Friday’s federal jobs report. Economist Julia Coronado calls the labor market a mixed bag: hiring is low, unemployment remains low, and there is little movement—“low hire, low fire”—but the market has remained resilient despite surrounding chaos. She explains that ADP provides an independent private-sector check, JOLTS measures hiring, quitting and firing flows, and weekly claims track new unemployment-insurance filings.
Trump proposals could loosen gun rules while accelerating industry consolidation
Reporter Chip Brownlee says the administration is fulfilling Trump’s promise to gun owners through more than three dozen proposed rollbacks, including easier online gun sales and in-state delivery. Most proposals received positive public comments, but small dealers and gun-violence-prevention groups opposed online sales over safety risks and fears that large companies could undercut local stores, whose profits often come from ammunition and accessories. Brownlee also cites Smith & Wesson’s acquisition of Savage Arms as part of broader industry consolidation; final rules could arrive within months.
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Show notes
In October, the Trump administration announced it would no longer enforce parts of the National Firearms Act, a nearly century-old law that regulates the sale of certain firearms and accessories. It's one of many changes to gun regulations that may be coming down the pipeline. In this podcast, we unpack. But first, we have a primer for this week’s deluge of jobs data.
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