Trump Jr. stands to reap financial windfall with plan to legalize guns-by-mail: report

Donald Trump Jr. has a stake in a company that stands to profit massively from a potential federal rule change by the Trump administration to allow guns to be sold entirely over the internet, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.The issue involves the company GrabAGun, an online firearms retailer that has billed itself as the Amazon of Guns, and seeks to dominate the firearms retail space.Trump Jr., who owns a 1.1 percent stake in GrabAGun, was present at the New York Stock Exchange in July 2025 when the company went public, with photos showing him making a gesture like holding a gun to celebrate the moment as he helped ring the bell, said the report. And he stands to prosper if the company fulfills its goal of being a dominant seller of firearms online.Currently, GrabAGun can sell ammunition and some gun accessories entirely online — but it can't sell guns themselves without relying on intermediaries, because federal rules require licensed dealers perform an in-person background check. That could all change if the Trump administration gets its way.Trump officials, the report noted, have proposed regulatory changes that, for the first time, would let firearms sales take place entirely online, with handguns mailed directly to buyers’ doorsteps. If enacted, this could enormously benefit GrabAGun and the president’s son, creating a potential conflict of interest that has attracted the attention of ethics watchdogs.This comes amid much broader scrutiny of the Trump family's self-dealing and personal enrichment, including a more than 900-page disclosure report that details they made 1.4 billion in cryptocurrency side hustles alone.It also comes as the Trump administration tries to make other enormous changes to the Postal Service, including making them a gatekeeper for which states do and don't get to vote by mail.