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.
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Oh the irony if Trump and Hunter Biden both caught gun charges
But cool part would be if Hunters charge was deemed unconstitutional but Trump’s was upheld.
I'm confused. Did he do either of these?
His 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.
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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?
Under those laws it doesn't matter. The dealer has to ask the question. If the answer is yes, he can't sell.
Ever hear the phrase 'Background Check' ?
Stores have to do that. Private sales are a shit show.
Trump commits another federal felony live on national TV to prove that he's still completely above the law.
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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.
Or the business is trying to CYA
That guy in the middle of fifth avenue is sweating now
In case you're wondering why Trump chose this particular gun store:
A lot of the media has focused on whether Trump actually purchased a gun and violated the law, but less attention has been paid to Trump’s decision to visit Palmetto State Armory, as opposed to any other gun store in South Carolina.
In late August, a white man opened fire in a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black Jacksonville neighborhood, killing three people, all of whom were Black. The shooter, who then killed himself, used a Glock handgun and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, at least one of which was painted with a swastika. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said the shooter “hated Black people” and acted alone.
At least one of the guns came from Palmetto State Armory, a store in Summerville, South Carolina. The Jacksonville sheriff’s office shared photos of the firearms used in the attack on its Facebook page. One of the guns is clearly engraved with the Palmetto State Armory logo. The shooter had also drawn swastikas on the gun.
When the Jacksonville shooting happened, Trump did not issue any statement on the tragedy. But you could argue that this campaign stop is a kind of tacit statement. He put the spotlight on Palmetto State Armory, praised its inventory, and tried to offer it business.
Palmetto State Armory has openly embraced far-right ideology. In 2020, it began marketing its products using imagery and language associated with the “boogaloo,” slang for racist violence and even a call for full-on race war. It has also come to mean war to topple the government.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sick-racist-message-behind-why-160041585.html
They sell cheap shit, lots of right-wing graphics, and you should use a disposable credit card if you shop with them. They sell a huge amount of firearms though, so I really doubt Trump went there as a nod to the racist shooter. They are just a big-ass, well-known firearms supplier.
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I understand it's been ongoing for nearly a decade at this point, but I'm still constantly surprised by how open this guy is about his racism, misogyny, etc. while still remaining so fucking popular.
I mean, I understand why. I just hate what it says about a significant percentage of the American people. It's fucking embarrassing.
I’m still constantly surprised by how open this guy is about his racism, misogyny, etc. while still remaining so fucking popular.
Racism and misogyny are why he's popular. Multiple studies have shown that is evidently why people voted for him in 2016. I, too, have been ashamed of my fellow countrymen for sinking to such depths. I now consider Republicans and Trump supporters to be my enemies, and not merely people I disagree with politically.
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"Went for a European model eh? Looks a lil' woke to me..."
I’ll bet this got him a tremendous amount of support from some more dumbasses named Cletus.
He has no idea how to hold a pistol does he
Saw 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.
I can't even imagine him with a gun, I doubt he likes them. But his base does. He wanted them as decor cause they had his face
FWIW, trump was known to have a carry permit in NYC, which is nearly impossible for the average citizen to get, and it should be no surprise that there were allegations that he wasn't properly vetted for it and there were some shady favors going in in the background in order for him to get it. Whether he ever actually ever carried is up for debate, although he claimed to, because he "likes to be unpredictable" but of course that's his words, so who's to say what they're worth.
His sons were also known to go on big game trophy hunting trips to Africa, so there's definitely some ammount of Trump family gun culture, although I vaguely remember seeing an article that I'm too lazy to track down now where Trump said he didn't really see the appeal of hunting, so who knows how much trump ever thought about guns.
I agree he was probably only interested in this one because it had his face on it.
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"Wow, just look at that. Is that metal?"
“Kinda heavy isn’t it? My wrists hurt. Do you have something that fits better in small hands?”
Tries to hold it gangsta style and a steaming hot shell ejects straight into his face, melting his bronzer directly into his skin
Maybe he plans to kill himself when things get difficult.
He could certainly hide it in that huge ass cavity of his.
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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Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll use it to shoot Tucker in the middle of 5th Ave.
I'd be more likely to believe he'd shoot at General Milley (and miss)
I think it's comical to be concerned about Trump with a gun. This is just a circus.
It'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
He's going to test his fifth avenue hypothesis.
Fine with me as long as he does it completely alone.
Honestly? I might actually vote for him if he kills himself before the election
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I don't think people should be allowed to get away with breaking federal laws on national television.
lolbruh, welcome to post-2016.
He's doing it simply because he was told he couldn't and he knows his base eats up the whole "rebel against the government" schtick. Which is ironic because they're also, ostensibly, the party of "law and order", i.e. cop-sucking.
Dude couldn't maintain eyeball discipline during a solar eclipse.
As 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.
He only carries shit. If he carried a gun you'd see it stuffed into his diapers.
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