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A man DHS says was armed fatally shot by Border Patrol agents sparked a gun rights debate between the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus and the NRA over carry rights.
FBI Director Kash Patel and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem both said peaceful protesters do not carry firearms with them.
Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was carrying a gun in or near his waistband when he was killed on Saturday, but videos show he had not withdrawn it and was disarmed before being shot multiple times.
The exchange on social media followed the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.
The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.