The post Alleged Would-Be Trump Shooter’s ‘AK-47-Style Rifle’ Likely Misidentified by Authorities and Media appeared first on Mandatory. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, made his first appearance in federal court Monday morning. The 58-year-old made his first court appearance Monday morning and was charged with federal gun crimes.

The partially obliterated number has made it more difficult for investigators to trace the weapon, people familiar with the inquiry said.

Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension.

New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill suggested to CNN’s Jim Acosta Republicans’ “volatile" rhetoric and gun protections led to the second Trump assassination attempt.

The apparent assassination attempt highlights how easy it still is to get a gun — even for those convicted of felonies.

The FBI said former President Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination ” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.