Trump Tells Gun Store He’d Like to Buy a Glock, Raising Legal Questions
Trump Tells Gun Store He’d Like to Buy a Glock, Raising Legal Questions
Officials have increasingly voiced concerns about threats of violence related to the former president’s trials, as he faces charges that would make it illegal for a store to sell him a firearm.
18 U.S.C. § 922(d)(1) makes it a federal crime to sell a firearm to a person who is under felony indictment.
And 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) makes it a federal crime for a person under indictment to ship or transport a firearm.
201Oh the irony if Trump and Hunter Biden both caught gun charges
100What chance is that he did it on purpose?
To upset democrats (because the case against Hunter), but also to rile up Republicans that "democrats are taking our guns away".
We never heard about him buying gun, when he could do so legally. He also doesn't give impression like he cares about guns at all.
13I'm confused. Did he do either of these?
3His campaign said he bought a Glock handgun while in South Carolina, but when it was pointed out that it would be illegal for him to have bought a gun while under federal charges, and to take the gun out of SC, his staff walked back the claim.
40If he bought the gun as his PR person said, he most certainly did break the law as did the person who sold it to him.
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How would I know if someone is under felony indictment? If I sell my gun to my neighbour who is under felony indictment without my knowledge can I be sued?
2Ever hear the phrase 'Background Check' ?
Stores have to do that. Private sales are a shit show.
4Under those laws it doesn't matter. The dealer has to ask the question. If the answer is yes, he can't sell.
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Trump commits another federal felony live on national TV to prove that he's still completely above the law.
102The felony is on the seller, according to the statute. As long as Trump doesn't cross a state line in possession of the gun he's probably fine. That's how I read it, anyway.
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“President Trump buys a @GLOCKInc in South Carolina!” his spokesman, Steven Cheung, wrote in his post. (on Twitter)
A salesperson at the Summerville location, who declined to give her name or answer additional questions, said Mr. Trump had not bought a gun.
Whaaaaa???!? A Trump lie?!?!?
The most pathetic thing is that people still fall for his bullshit.
82Or the business is trying to CYA
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That guy in the middle of fifth avenue is sweating now
58"Went for a European model eh? Looks a lil' woke to me..."
27I’ll bet this got him a tremendous amount of support from some more dumbasses named Cletus.
24Maybe he plans to kill himself when things get difficult.
22I was going to say that there's no way he would kill himself because his ego wouldn't allow it. But before posting, I wondered if that was true so I looked it up. According to the Annals of General Psychiatry, it may actually be pretty likely.
Suicide risk is not rare in patients with narcissism, particularly in the context of severe narcissistic injury, where the patient feels shamed and/or vilified.
...snip...
Patients with narcissistic personality disorder are often thought to be less likely to make the kind of random non-lethal suicide attempts typical of the impulsivity associated with attempts made by patients with borderline personality disorder. However, Ronningstam et al. [8] point out that NPD patients are at high risk for completed suicides or highly lethal attempts without warning signs or self-disclosures. Indeed, they are made with the intention to end their lives. [Emphasis mine]
I could see Trump feeling shamed and vilified. Even more so as the various trials progress. If or when he thinks a guilty verdict is coming at him this could become a real risk. I hope they take this risk into account during the trials. I want this man in prison for as long as possible before he shuffles off the mortal coil.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A spokesman for former President Donald J. Trump posted a video on Monday showing him at a gun shop in South Carolina, declaring that he had just bought a Glock pistol.
The post on X, formerly known as Twitter, included video of Mr. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party’s nomination for president who is facing four criminal indictments.
“President Trump buys a @GLOCKInc in South Carolina!” his spokesman, Steven Cheung, wrote in his post.
Mr. Trump is under indictment on dozens of felony counts in two different cases related to his efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election and to his possession of reams of classified documents after he left office.
A salesperson at the Summerville location, who declined to give her name or answer additional questions, said Mr. Trump had not bought a gun.
At the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for instance, officials have increasingly voiced concerns about threats of violence, as Mr. Trump and his allies have targeted the agency.
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11Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll use it to shoot Tucker in the middle of 5th Ave.
8I'd be more likely to believe he'd shoot at General Milley (and miss)
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https://archive.ph/F4nEk (No Paywall)
7I think it's comical to be concerned about Trump with a gun. This is just a circus.
3It's not being concerned about him with a gun, it's the blatant law breaking out in the open making a mockery of our laws and enforcement
46I don't think people should be allowed to get away with breaking federal laws on national television.
16lolbruh, welcome to post-2016.
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Dude couldn't maintain eyeball discipline during a solar eclipse.
6As if he doesn't already own several? I'm pretty sure I read something about him carrying a .45 regularly, but that was a few years ago.
But sure, if he wants to stack another felony on the pile, go right ahead. Whatever gets him into prison more quickly.
6He only carries shit. If he carried a gun you'd see it stuffed into his diapers.
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yeah its exactly like the illegal immigration arguments. sure laws are being broken but come on they are just dumb laws. no biggie. let it go.
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He has no idea how to hold a pistol does he
0Saw a pic of him in a car with his arm out the window, pointing it at the camera, with his finger on the god damn trigger. If that thing was loaded he was a speed bump away from re-enacting the "Oh man, I shot Marvin in the face" scene. What a fucking tool.
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