The New York City Police Department is gearing up to revoke former President Donald Trump's license to carry a gun. In the wake of his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on May 30, 2024, Trump's gun rights have become as precarious as his Twitter account was in 2020.

Trump's license was initially suspended in April 2023 following his indictment on criminal charges. For a man who's rarely without a stage to speak his mind, even his ammunition seems to be taking a backseat. He turned over two of the three pistols he was licensed to carry to the NYPD on March 31, 2023, while the third weapon had the good fortune of moving to Florida, possibly in hopes of catching some rays and avoiding Manhattan's hustle.

Federal and state law prohibits a convicted felon from possessing firearms, a legal stipulation that Trump will now have to face head-on. However, in what can only be described as a classic Trump move, he could still seek a hearing to challenge the revocation of his cherished gun license. After all, obstacles are merely well-disguised opportunities to launch fresh social media rants.

As of now, Trump's appeal process resembles a soap opera as riveting as "The Apprentice." If his felony convictions are overturned on appeal, Trump could legally retain his firearms. So far, it seems he might even have to surrender all his firearms by his sentencing on July 11, 2024. It's the legal equivalent of a last call at one’s favorite bar.

It's worth noting that Trump has had a concealed carry license from the NYPD for more than a decade. While the gritty details are wrapped up tighter than a Trump NDA and exempt from public scrutiny due to confidentiality, the moral of the story remains clear: the law wields the power to take life's surprises in stride.

Yet, all is not lost in this anti-Trump Odyssey. The former president still enjoys full-time US Secret Service protection, ensuring that he remains shielded by well-funded, highly trained federal agents. As Trump's life continues unfolding with the excitement of a page-turner mystery, the question of whether silence is indeed golden—or merely unloaded—will continue to keep us all riveted.

Adding an ironic twist, Trump was once endorsed by the National Rifle Association. Perhaps they can now help him navigate the complex world of firearm law, if only they can remember which chapter of the stands-the-manual actually applies to former presidents with a now-questionably-required penchant for personal sidearms.

So as the NYPD revokes Trump's hush money firearm license, it turns out silence, or at least compliance, may indeed be golden. Having full armor-clad federal agents at one's beck and call isn't a bad alternative, after all.