Ben Shapiro recounts being denied a concealed carry permit by the LAPD despite presenting a thick binder of death threats, including an FBI-arrested plot against his life.
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A new California law effective July 1 bans gun dealers from selling new Glock handguns by reclassifying them as machine guns, on the theory that they can be illegally modified with aftermarket conversion devices. Shapiro dismantles the logic: a machine gun fires continuously while the trigger is depressed; a Glock fires one round per trigger pull. Blaming Glock for what an illegal aftermarket add-on might do, he says, is like banning car sales because a buyer might attach a bazooka to the bumper. The same political coalition pushing the gun ban also advocates abolishing prisons — releasing the very criminals who perpetrate gun violence — which Shapiro calls straightforwardly backward. [1] — Ben Shapiro "Shapiro brought a binder of death threats to an LAPD concealed carry hearing, including an FBI-confirmed assassination plot. The response: …" 1:06:00 He then shares a personal anecdote: after receiving a binder's worth of death threats, including an FBI-arrested assassination plotter, he applied for a concealed carry permit with the LAPD. He was denied because the plotter had been arrested, meaning the threat was neutralized. If the plotter had not been arrested, the threat would be insufficiently documented. The system is a deliberate Catch-22, he concludes.
A new California law effective July 1st bans firearms dealers from selling new Glock handguns by reclassifying them as machine guns due to their potential to be modified.
California's July 1 Glock ban reclassifies a standard semi-automatic pistol as a machine gun because it can be illegally modified. Shapiro compares it to banning Ford dealerships because a buyer might theoretically attach a bazooka to their car. It's the most popular handgun in America, owned legally by millions.
Shapiro brought a binder of death threats to an LAPD concealed carry hearing, including an FBI-confirmed assassination plot. The response: the plotter was arrested, so he didn't qualify. If the plotter weren't arrested, the threats weren't credible enough. There was literally no scenario that qualified.
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