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NEW YORK: The New York police department is seeking to revoke former Prez Donald Trump’s license to carry a
concealed weapon
after his conviction in his New York
hush-money case
, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Trump had a concealed-carry
permit
in New York and had three pistols registered under the permit, the people said. Two of them were turned over to the police department’s license division around the time Trump was charged in April 2023 with 34 counts of falsifying business records, according to the sources.
The third pistol had already been legally transferred to Florida. It is unclear whether it is still in Trump’s possession. Under federal law and state law in New York and Florida, people with felony convictions are barred from possessing a firearm.
The police department will complete an
investigation
that is likely to lead to the revocation of Trump’s concealed-carry permit, the sources said. Trump has the right to file a challenge to the move.
In a statement, Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump’s campaign, did not directly address the possibility of Trump’s permit being revoked, saying, “Biden’s cronies in the Democrat Party are panicked and have chosen to continue to abuse our once great justice system to pursue their number one political opponent and interfere in the coming election.” The police department did not reply to a request for comment.
