A Second Amendment group is vowing to sue the New York Police Department in an effort to defend former President Donald Trump’s concealed carry license after his felony conviction in the hush money trial.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said in a press release on June 6 that the group is willing to “challenge the law” to defend Trump’s ownership of firearms.
“If Donald Trump is further prosecuted for owning firearms,” Gottlieb said, “we will offer to defend him and challenge the law.”
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Donald Trump arrives to Trump Tower, Thursday, May 30, 2024 after being found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
The group’s promise to take on the New York court system came despite the state’s law mandating that convicted felons are not allowed to have firearm permits.
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is a federal crime.
A Gun Owners of America supporter shoots a rifle at a range. The Second Amendment Foundation announced that they would sue the New York Police Department if they confiscate former President Donald Trump’s guns following his conviction. (Gun Owners of America)
SAF said that their organization’s position has always been that, “someone should not lose his or her gun rights due to a conviction of a non-violent crime.”
Trump’s concealed carry license was first revoked in April 2023 when he was indicted for the hush money trial in New York.
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