I want to throw up. On one hand, I nearly didn't post this because it's perpetuating the story. On the other, it's important to understand and see that the violent fascist criminal defendant who will be the GOP Fascist Party nom should be prevented from doing this.
Via Elie Mystal:
Red Flag laws need to be strengthened.
Ron Filipkowski:
#Trump buys a Glock today in SC: “Isn’t Glock a good gun?”
1/...
2/ Via Andrew Weissmann:
Compare this to Hunter Biden gun charges.
Via Katy Phang:
I don’t know if he actually bought the gun. At least it didn’t happen in this video. Also, the Attorney General of South Carolina is in this video. Is he watching Trump commit a crime?
Brad Heath:
The prohibition appears to apply to any transfer.
Katie Phang:
Not sure if he took possession of the gun, as well.
3/ Via Andrew Weissmann:
#Trump spokesperson: Trump aids and abets a violation of criminal law while out on bail when he bought a gun -- and then retracts and says Trump did not buy a gun.
Time for a grand jury investigation.....how is this not AT LEAST as bad as what Hunter Biden is charged with?
James Surowiecki:
Donald Trump's campaign spokesman tweeting that his boss just committed a federal crime by buying a gun while under felony indictment.
4/ Welp.
Via @emptywheel:
Folks: Trump's Federal release conditions, at least, do not prohibit him from owning a gun.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148/gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.13.0.pdf
ORDER Setting Conditions of Release as to DONALD J. TRUMP (1) Personal Recognizance. Signed by Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on 8/3/2023. (Attachment: # 1 Appearance Bond) (znjb) (Entered: 08/07/2023)
5/ Via Andrew Weissmann:
It is a felony for #Trump to "receive" a firearm that has travelled in interstate commerce (the latter requirement is almost always satisfied as it just means the gun at some point after manufacture went from one state to another prior to the receipt). 18 USC 922(n).
So the photo is proof of the crime: he is in receipt
6/ More from Weissmann:
It is a crime to sell or "otherwise dispose" of a gun to someone under indictment- so spokesperson saying Trump did not buy a gun is not the end of the story, EVEN IF true. 18 USC 922(d)
Laffy