Donald Trump is once again causing a stir. After a campaign rally in South Carolina, Trump showed up at a gun store and was at least interested in a gun. But the former most powerful man in the free world isn’t allowed to buy a Glock.
Trump is not allowed to own a gun
Why? As a defendant facing more than a year in prison, Trump is prohibited under current law from purchasing a gun. The son of current US President Joe Biden had to learn this the hard way, and was taken to court as a result.
A Trump supporter posted a video of the Republican in a gun store looking at his Glock. When the legal mess was discussed on X, where the video went viral, the user wrote: “President Trump didn’t buy the Glock, he just said he wanted one.” He then deleted the post. However, Trump’s niece and harsh critic Mary Trump saved the video and reposted it on the social media platform.
For veteran politician Bernie Sanders, the question is not whether Trump really wanted to buy the gun or not. “He is the former president of the United States, he is always protected by 16 well-armed men. Why does Trump need a gun? This was a message to his supporters, a message that he has nothing against violence. How could he he reacted again “I don’t know,” Sanders told the German weekly “Die Zeit.”
Radical Trump supporters as a “threat to democracy”
In any case, there is currently no indication to the Democrat that Trump would react any differently to another election defeat next year than he did in 2020. At that time, Trump, who was defeated by Joe Biden, spoke of “election fraud.” and ended up inciting his supporters to invade the Capitol.
Asked whether a civil war was possible in the US, Sanders said: “I pray to God that doesn’t happen. But we saw what happened on January 6, 2021. A few thousand right-wing extremists tried violence” to take power . Capitol and prevent the certification of Biden’s electoral victory. Could something like this happen again? I’m not saying it’s out of the question.”
Currently, there are many people who follow Trump’s conspiracy theories. In any case, according to Sanders, they are “a danger to democracy”.