The campaign of former US President Donald Trump had to confront the tycoon’s statements in a gun store, where he admitted that He wanted to buy a gun, although legally he could not do so. various legal fronts that are open.

Images of the controversy were circulated on social media by Trump spokesman Stephen Cheung, who eventually deleted them. They were captured at a gun store in Summerville, South Carolina. during an unexpected campaign stop in the Republican Party primaries.

Trump looks at a Glock pistol being held by another man and then comments: “I want to buy one”. The person in question answers, and then the president insists: “No, I want to buy it.”

Initially, the report suggested that Trump had purchased the weapon. In the description of the published video, Cheng wrote: “President Trump Buys @GlockInc in South Carolina.”

However, the campaign later denied in statements NBCNews that the former president purchased weapons.

North American law prohibits defendants from purchasing guns and Trump, who has already opened four criminal cases, has accumulated more than 90 charges.

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However, in 2022, a Supreme Court decision established new rules for gun control, so Some judges declared the measure unconstitutional. A federal appeals court is currently considering a challenge to the law.

The issue of guns is also an ongoing debate in the United States, one that resurfaces with every mass shooting. The government acknowledges that in 2021 More than 48,800 people died as a result of related incidents. and these cases are already the leading cause of death in children and adolescents.

(according to information from Europe Press)