In today's democrat-rich country, they all expect free handouts. That's not begging, that's "I can't afford this myself so everyone else should buy it for me."
I might have donated if he'd asked for a few hundred to get something reliable but inexpensive, but $1,000 for a Sig? I can't get myself that. Heck, I can't afford a nice safe that's nearly thief-proof and big enough to hold everything I'll want to buy in the future. Who wants to donate to the "buy me a $5k gun safe" fund? Or maybe I'll just save for a couple weeks and get a $130 small wall safe.