Chicago man gets 3 years for possession of ‘Trump gun’
CHICAGO — In a city awash with firearms, finding a gun in the possession of a convicted felon in Chicago is hardly an unusual occurrence. But what about one emblazoned with Donald Trump’s image? That’s what happened in October 2020 when parole officers visited Sheldon Bains’ South Side home and found a 9 mm Glock 19 pistol hidden under a mattress along with bags of marijuana, according to ...
by Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune
Apr 23, 2024
3 minutes
CHICAGO — In a city awash with firearms, finding a gun in the possession of a convicted felon in Chicago is hardly an unusual occurrence.
But what about one emblazoned with Donald Trump’s image?
That’s what happened in October 2020 when parole officers visited Sheldon Bains’ South Side home and found a 9 mm Glock 19 pistol hidden under a mattress along with bags of marijuana, according to federal prosecutors.
Not only had the gun been custom-etched with Trump’s stern-looking
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