Not Everyone Fell For Sacha Baron Cohen’s Schtick. One Gun Store Owner Didn’t

By Tom Knighton

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is making headlines right now. What else do you expect to happen when you somehow dupe several pro-gun voices to advocate for small children to carry guns? Only a fool wouldn’t see that one blowing up quickly once word got out.

However, it’s good to know that not everyone fell for Cohen’s schtick.

A California gun store owner said on Wednesday he kicked Sacha Baron Cohen out of his shop after the comedian attempted to trick him into thinking he was a Hungarian immigrant looking to buy a gun.

Norris Sweidan, the owner of Warrior One Guns & Ammo, said Cohen came into his Riverside, Calif., store in full costume and with a film crew early last year. As soon as Cohen spoke to Sweidan he recognized the comedian and told him he wasn’t welcome in the store.

“He comes in, off the bat you can see in the video I’m looking like, this guy does not look like a Hungarian immigrant, tight ass leather pants, a beard, it just didn’t fit,” Sweidan told Fox 11 after sharing security footage of the encounter with them. “The moment his words came out of his mouth I was …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms