Mary Trump, former President Donald Trump's niece, has commented on the recent mass shooting in Maine, stating that it highlights a fear that constantly lurks in the back of people's minds. She criticized the right for banking on this paranoia and sense of imminent doom. She also discussed the history of gun culture and the Supreme Court's 2020 decision that ruled in favor of petitioners in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., Et Al. v. Bruen, Superintendent of New York State Police. The decision allowed unrestricted licenses to New York residents to carry a handgun in public. Mary Trump also noted that defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT), Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC), and Raytheon Corp. (NYSE:RTX), among others, have close links with the billion-dollar firearm industry in the U.S.