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.
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.
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?
The 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.
Well he bought it in the worst Carolina, so I guarantee he's since crossed a state line. Probably with it loaded in his pants and pointing directly at his crotch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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