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Trump’s gun license to be revoked following conviction, media reports say

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Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on 31 May 2024. Photograph: Julia Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump’s license to carry a gun is expected to be revoked by the New York City police department now that he has been convicted of a felony, according to reports on Wednesday evening.

The former president once boasted that he was so popular with the electorate, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” He made the claim in January 2016 during the Iowa caucuses campaign.

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