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The historic verdict of a New York court against former President Donald Trump opened the possibility that the future Republican candidate for these 2024 presidential election can lose your gun license. This would apply if it is confirmed that one of your pistols still remains in your possession in the state of Florida.
According to a senior police official, cnnthe New York City Police Department (NYPD) is preparing to revoke the license of the American businessman and politician, who was temporarily suspended on April 1when he was charged with the criminal charges for which he has now been found guilty.
With the verdict, it was established that he committed 34 counts of falsifying business records and having conspired to hide a payment to porn actress Stormy Danielsbuy their silence and hide a romance to avoid a media setback in the final stretch of the 2016 presidential elections.
The police body assured that Trump has had his license for more than a decade. Just before the accusations, on March 31, he handed over two of his three carry-enabled pistols to the New York police, while the remaining third was legally transferred to the state of Florida, official sources indicated to The New York Times.
However, as he was now found guilty, and as in the US. Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is considered a federal crimethe existence of this last gun in Florida could be violating federal laws and also the state ones specific to that jurisdiction.
Meanwhile, according to the NYPD Legal Office, they will advance the investigation into this weapon, which “will probably lead to the revocation of your license”.
Although it is unknown exactly how long the businessman has had the license, the suspension order from early April suggests that He maintained it throughout his presidency (between 2017 and 2021) and the following years. In addition, Trump has had full-time protection from the US Secret Service since he was a candidate in the mid-2016 elections, and still maintains it, as the nation’s former president.
If Trump’s conviction raises any kind of problem in terms of the former president’s gun rights in Florida, that state’s Clemency Board could restore your civil rights, including this and others such as the right to vote, to run for state office, to serve on a jury, if considered appropriate, according to the local media Miami Herald.
This would be expected, considering that the Board is chaired by Governor Ron DeSantis and made up of other Republican state officials. Still, this it would only resolve the illegality of carrying weapons at the state level, but not at the federal level. For the latter case, Trump could still request a challenge to the decision.
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