California Compliant

NOW: First images of the firearms used by Cole Allen in the attempted assassination of President Trump on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/i2MIcAZmVb

— Kaelan Deese (@KaelanDC) April 27, 2026

California compliant weapons. Pistol is on California’s “safe handgun roster” and limited capacity < 10 rounds. The shotgun is a pump shotgun and not “assaulty” at all.

— Entropy Generator (@ENTROPYGNRTR) April 27, 2026

Sad choices for an assassin.

(I’m a licensed firearm dealer)

That shotgun has 8 shots without reloading. And limited effective range.

That handgun has 8 shots without reloading. And limited effective range of accuracy unless you’re very proficient with handguns.

And…

— JoshFL (@JoshFL321) April 27, 2026

… given the weapon selections for this fools errand, he wouldn’t strike me as expert marksman with either.

Realistically, he would have to be inside of 25 yards to effectively engage in a fast paced running engagement.