U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will hold a virtual press conference on Thursday, July 16 at 11:00 AM to criticize the Trump administration’s recent rollbacks of gun safety regulations, her office said in a media advisory.
The advisory says the administration announced it is scrapping dozens of regulations enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that aim to block illegal firearm sales, provide oversight of private weapons transactions, and keep guns away from people with a history of mental illness. The advisory links to national reporting for additional context.
Gillibrand is expected to discuss the danger the rollbacks pose to New Yorkers and to share the latest prosecution and gun-seizure statistics related to her interstate gun-trafficking ban, passed as part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in 2022.
The event is virtual; the advisory asked members of the media to RSVP to the senator’s office but did not include a public livestream link or embed details.
Reporting: this is based on a media advisory issued by Sen. Gillibrand’s office on July 16, 2026. For background on the administration action referenced in the advisory, the office linked to reporting from The New York Times.
