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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 202 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] worldwidewave@lemmy.world 106 points 1 year ago

Oh the irony if Trump and Hunter Biden both caught gun charges

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 40 points 1 year ago

But cool part would be if Hunters charge was deemed unconstitutional but Trump’s was upheld.

[-] Alteon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

If Hunter is charged, then Trump should be as well. If Hunter is dropped, then Trump's should be as well.

I thought there was supposed to be a Statute of Limitations issue on the Hunter case, but still....fairs fair.

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 43 points 1 year ago

As I understand it, Hunter didn't answer the question correctly on his gun purchase. Not checking the box on drug use. Though this is against the law, a district court's already deemed it unconstitutional.

Trumps is a straight federal code violation.

[-] Alteon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Good point. Thanks for the correction.

[-] thesprongler@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Different situations completely. Hunter did not accurately fill out a form. Trump is under federal indictment.

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[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No that's not how it works. You see, the milquetoast AG Garland has to look non-political by actually being political and not charging Trump, but only charging Hunter Biden.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What 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.

[-] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Zero. He's not that calculating. He's a moron that instinctually manipulates and cons people through his incessant narcissism only in the present.

[-] norske@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago

He’s like a young Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace flying a fighter for the first time. “I‘ll try spinning, that’s a good trick!” Except it’s whatever nonsense his amphetamine fueled brain latched onto most recently. And his base licks it up over and over. The media talks about him like he’s some master manipulator. He’s just a dog chasing a car that keeps catching the car because the fucking car keeps stopping for him to catch it.

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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Doesn't matter if it's on purpose. Its the law.

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[-] WagesOf@artemis.camp 102 points 1 year ago

Trump commits another federal felony live on national TV to prove that he's still completely above the law.

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 84 points 1 year ago

“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.

[-] there1snospoon@ttrpg.network 23 points 1 year ago

Or the business is trying to CYA

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

That guy in the middle of fifth avenue is sweating now

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 48 points 1 year ago

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

[-] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

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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[-] NOPper@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

"Went for a European model eh? Looks a lil' woke to me..."

[-] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

He has no idea how to hold a pistol does he

[-] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I was looking for it and found picture that looks like what you described, but I believe it was Photoshop of this one

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

And then there would be a press conference afterwards, with Marvin apologizing for getting in the way of the bullet and still supporting not only Trump's candidacy, but his God given right to discharge firearms anywhere and everywhere.

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[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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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[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

I’ll bet this got him a tremendous amount of support from some more dumbasses named Cletus.

[-] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

Maybe he plans to kill himself when things get difficult.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I 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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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago

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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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll use it to shoot Tucker in the middle of 5th Ave.

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[-] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

I think it's comical to be concerned about Trump with a gun. This is just a circus.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

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

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 31 points 1 year ago

He's going to test his fifth avenue hypothesis.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Fine with me as long as he does it completely alone.

[-] idiomaddict@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Honestly? I might actually vote for him if he kills himself before the election

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I don't think people should be allowed to get away with breaking federal laws on national television.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

lolbruh, welcome to post-2016.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

He only carries shit. If he carried a gun you'd see it stuffed into his diapers.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

Dude couldn't maintain eyeball discipline during a solar eclipse.

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